Very little is known about choanoflagellates, and there are interesting biological phenomena that we can only gain insight ...

Using third-generation metagenomics, researchers from the Department of Plant Production and Microbiology at the Miguel ...

For most of human history, the overall population is believed to have remained quite low. But since the early 1800s, the ...

Around 591 million years ago, Earth’s nearly vanished magnetic field triggered a surge in oxygen that paved the way for ...

Secondary metabolites play essential roles in plant adaptation, defense, and ecological interactions, yet their evolutionary dynamics and functional ...

Scientists have decoded the atomic structure of Photosystem I from a 3-billion-year-old cyanobacteria lineage, offering a unique look at early oxygen-producing photosynthesis. The ancient nanodevice, ...

"My contention is that Earth may, if we are lucky and diligent and clever enough, grow an emergent superconsciousness." ...

Comb jellies "could repurpose [their] genetic toolkit in different ways like a Swiss knife," said the researchers.

Life depends on genes being switched on and off at exactly the right time. Even the simplest living organisms do this, but ...

It’s commonly recognized that birds rank among the closest direct descendants of dinosaurs, but many people wonder if they ...

Researchers have made a surprising discovery of Henneguya salminicola, a microscopic parasite residing in salmon muscles, as ...

"At some point it might not be beneficial anymore to stick around with your buddies. But if you don't, you die." ...