The Cambrian Explosion is a landmark moment in the history of life on Earth when many of the major groups of animals first appear in the fossil record. ...

Cancer does not develop overnight. It can take decades for cancer‐promoting changes in the genome to eventually lead to the ...

A thin layer found in the top few centimeters of soil plays a big role in its ecology. Biocrust is built, maintained and ...

Stress isn't what it used to be. In a world dominated by chronic stress, we can no longer rely on our biological systems, ...

The cell theory Hints at the idea that the cell is the basic component of living organisms emerged well before 1838–39, which was when the cell theory was officially formulated.

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

It is made up mainly of mineral particles, organic materials, air, water and living organisms—all of which interact slowly yet constantly. Most plants get their nutrients from the soil and they are ...

Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

Sustainable materials—powered by sunlight and living microbes—that remove pollutants from water, release oxygen into a wound ...

'Like a living organism': Shopper surprised to find hybrid slices within sandwich loaf Charlotte Hobbs, 22, was making herself a sandwich when she realized part of her white loaf of bread was ...

Fedian Nature Reserve, located close to Derrygonnelly is termed as a living example of traditional farmland, previously owned by the Nixon family and sympathetically managed by local grazier George ...