The first-place-winning video captures the self-pollination of a thymeleaf speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia), a plant found ...

We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints ...

Scientists are sharpening their forecasts for how long Earth can remain a comfortable home for complex organisms, and the ...

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, occur worldwide in many varieties, including in single-cell form and in chains called filaments. While these tiny life forms can strongly influence many ...

In this dense volume, biologists Ågren (The Gene’s-Eye View of Evolution) and Patten gather perspectives from scientists and philosophers on the conflicts that occur within organisms. Though generally ...

Researchers have captured the first clear view of the hidden architecture that helps shape a simple multicellular organism, showing how cells work together to build complex life forms. Volvox. The ...

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The death of an organism does not spell the end for its cells, according to new research. Cells have been shown to continue to function even after the organism they originated from is deceased, often ...

A growing number of new studies have found that, at least for some cells, death isn’t the end, but the beginning of something ...

Funding: W.C.R. acknowledges support from the NIH (grant no. 5R35GM138030) and NSF (CAREER Grant no. 1845363), A.J.B. acknowledges support from the Human Frontiers Science Program grant (RGY0080/2020) ...

Pando is a giant aspen clone in central Utah that has been regrowing parts of itself for up to 80,000 years — but new threats mean the plant is now in decline. When you purchase through links on our ...

An entirely new organism has been created by combining living cells with dead cells, birthing what is being called a "third state" of existence. A team of researchers penned a new study review in the ...