A new study claims that Prototaxites, which have defied classification for two centuries, might just be an entirely novel ...

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 ...

Could a gene regulatory network in gut microbes have evolved its elaborate and tightly regulated molecular machinery only to ...

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

Unknown microorganisms use marble as habitat In the desert regions of Namibia, Oman and Saudi Arabia, researchers have discovered unusual structures that are likely the result of activity by an ...

Unusual structures of unknown origin discovered in desert rocks have been documented in a new study. In the desert regions of ...

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

Researchers reveal Prototaxites, a giant Devonian fossil, was not a fungus or plant but a unique extinct lineage.

Scientists have transformed RNA, a biological molecule present in all living cells, into a biosensor that can detect tiny ...

The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a jewel-toned hummingbird found in the neotropical lowlands of South ...