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 ...

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

For example, the chemicals could relate to a process unrelated to living organisms on K2-18b. The research team agreed.

A groundbreaking new study has pushed the timeline of life’s origin further back than previously thought. Researchers have ...

Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a dead organism introduces a “ third state ” that lies beyond the ...

Harnessing electrical signals made by a king oyster mushroom and its sensitivity to light, researchers engineered biohybrid robots that respond to the environment.

Harnessing electrical signals made by a king oyster mushroom and its sensitivity to light, researchers engineered biohybrid robots that respond to the environment.

Single-Celled Organism May Be First Free-Living Eukaryote Without Mitochondria Ever Discovered Mitochondria are essential components of eukaryotic cells… until they aren’t.

In ecology, biotic and abiotic factors encompass all the living and non-living parts of an ecosystem. Biotic factors pertain to living organisms and their relationships. Abiotic factors are the ...

The Gaia hypothesis said the Earth is a living organism. It’s time to take it seriously.