Researchers have identified ancient proteins that may help explain how the first complex cells evolved from simpler ones over 15 billion years ago I ...

There might be a type of exoplanet without dry land. They're called "Hycean" worlds, a portmanteau of "hydrogen" and "ocean." ...

According to new research from The University of Texas at Austin, two key elements of our innate immune system came from a group of microbes called Asgard archaea. Specifically, viperins and ...

archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology, cell biology, ecology, evolution and clinical aspects of microorganisms, including the ...

Most life on Earth relies on the sun's energy for survival, but what about organisms in the deep sea that live beyond the ...

Evolution is the process of heritable change in populations of organisms over multiple generations. Evolutionary biology is the study of this process, which can occur through mechanisms including ...

Revealing a Key Mechanism of Rapid Centromere Evolution Jan. 1, 2025 — A research team has clarified a mechanism of how retrotransposons, genetic elements that can 'jump around' chromosomes and ...

As a huge fan, I enjoyed seeing the setting come to life in Attack on Titan: Evolution. Assemble a group of friends and dive into the thrilling Titan-slaughtering missions. For the most convenient ...

Foraminifera, though eukaryotic, have adapted to use chemoautotrophy to enable them to survive where oxygen and sunlight are ...

Cornell researchers have discovered a way for ammonia oxidizing archaea (AOA), one of the most abundant types of microorganisms on Earth, to produce nitrous oxide, a potent and long-lasting ...