Organisms

Newly discovered biomarker signatures point to a whole range of previously unknown organisms that dominated complex life on Earth about a billion years ago. They differed from complex…

At the University of Innsbruck, scientists have discovered over 30,000 viruses by using the high-performance computer cluster "Leo" and sophisticated detective work. The viruses hide in the…

Scientists have discovered how a chemical in the cells of marine organisms enables them to survive the high pressures found in the deep oceans. The deeper sea creatures live, the more…

Credit: University of Toronto A new, low-cost "optofluidic" system designed by University of…

A team of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan may have discovered a missing link between bacterial cells and animal and plant cells, including those of humans. They named it the Odin…

Ocean water samples collected around the world have yielded a treasure trove of new data about RNA viruses, expanding ecological research possibilities and reshaping our understanding of how…

Scientists at Scripps Research have revealed the three-dimensional structure of Flycatcher1, an aptly named protein channel that may enable Venus fly trap plants to snap shut in response to…

Short of cutting down on the amount of plastics used in food packaging and the agricultural cycle, researchers are…

The ocean has always glowed.The Greeks and Romans knew of luminous sea creatures as well as the more general phenomenon of seawater that can light up in bluish-green colors.Charles Darwin,…