"Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative," wrote H. G. Wells. This principle—that survival requires ...

Scientists found 3.3 billion-year-old biosignatures in ancient meteorites and fossils—a billion years older than we thought ...

What if scientists could take cells from both living and dead organisms and turn them into entirely new organisms beyond life and death? While it might sound completely out of this world—something you ...

Scientists uncover a basic principle that shows how higher nutrient levels change the pace of cell growth, revealing a universal rule that applies to microbial growth. A research group that includes a ...

An enigmatic group of fossil organisms has finally been identified—and is changing the story of how plants took root on land ...

Scientists have detected some of the oldest signs of life on Earth using a new method that recognizes chemical fingerprints ...

In uncertain environments, organisms not only react to signals, but also use molecular processes to make guesses about the future, according to a new study. The authors report that if environmental ...

The dinosaur remains are different from the wrapped mummies of Egypt or natural human mummies that get accidentally preserved ...

As glaciers and ice sheets retreat, they are exposing objects, organisms, and landscapes that have been locked away for ...

The risk of invading alien organisms is low, but we're increasing the chances. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The growing demand ...

The bigger the whale, the tougher it is to find a decent meal. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- Giant, krill-eating whales could grow even bigger if the size and availability of ...

Over a feverish 10-day period, scientists synthesized and described a new class of carbon molecules, called buckminster ...