A flash of bright orange on a rocky outcrop might not look like much, but for paleontologists it could be a beacon pointing ...

Hidden beneath a quiet patch of forest in eastern Oregon, a single organism has quietly conquered the landscape, killing ...

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to be alive. Nestled inside a tiny plankton cell, researchers found a ...

INVASION of the bloodstream by micro-organisms depends on a combination of inter-related circumstances, such as a mode or portal of entry, a susceptible host (reduced host resistance) or the presence ...

Today, more than half of the human population lives in hive-like warrens called cities. Does this mean we are on the tipping point of becoming colony animals the way bees and ants did? It’s not ...

On the slope of a Utah mountain, lives the world's oldest living organism. It has lived there for thousands of years, living in harmony with the natural world around it, but today it is being slowly ...

If you had to guess the most abundant organism on the whole planet, you’d probably think of ants or, maybe, bacteria. But a newly discovered virus might trump them all. Pelagibacter ubique is often ...

A GMO is a food or crop with genetic material that has been altered using biotechnology instead of selective breeding. Although GMO may feel like a new term, manipulating the genetic makeup of the ...

Cells are the smallest unit of life. Cells in multicellular plants and animals are arranged into tissues, organs and organ systems. Cells. Tissues. Organs. Organ systems. And the organism itself.

Photo taken onboard China's manned submersible Jiaolong on June 27, 2012 shows the environment underwater at the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Submersible Jiaolong set a new national dive ...

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 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This article studies the transition in evolution from cells to multicellular organisms. The issues considered are applicable to all major ...