Tiny magnetic bacteria that live in tightly bound groups are showing scientists how life might have evolved complex, multicellular forms. These rare bacteria can’t survive alone – they depend on one ...

Mushrooms spark debate as they're neither plant nor animal, belonging to the Fungi kingdom. Unlike plants, they don't ...

RICHLAND, Wash.-People who have disrupted circadian rhythms suffer all kinds of negative effects, including higher rates of obesity, sleep ...

Could a gene regulatory network in gut microbes have evolved its elaborate and tightly regulated molecular machinery only to pump out antibiotics indiscriminately? Researchers from the Institute of ...

A frog and a tarantula share a cave — without one eating the other? It sounds like a fable, but in South America and Asia, this is a reality. Why these very different animals form a living community ...