In a stunning scientific breakthrough, researchers from the University of California, Berkeley have discovered a living fossil in one of California’s untouched mountain lakes—a microscopic, ...

But complex multicellular organisms have arisen just six times on the tree of life: plants, animals, two groups of fungi, and two groups of algae.

This most fundamental question was famously posited by none other than Nobel laureate physicist Enrico Fermi (1901–1954).

By looking at the microbial communities that live on corals, our research uncovered a crucial role that fishes play in protecting coral reefs. We also discovered that these fishes together with clean ...

Last week’s first article about Jyotisha astrology described experiments validating some of its predictions. Although they ...

Animal breeding articles from across Nature Portfolio Animal breeding is the process of selective mating of animals with desirable genetic traits, to maintain or enhance these traits in future ...

New species discovered! Read the latest research news on newly discovered frogs, cave crickets, monkeys and more.

Extinction of animals and plants. Read scientific research on the dinosaur extinction, future mass extinctions, and endangered species. What can be done?

Whole-mount 3D imaging at the cellular scale is a powerful tool for exploring complex processes during morphogenesis. In organoids, it allows examining tissue architecture, cell types, and morphology ...