Scientists have provided fascinating insights into the structure of single-celled organisms living in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and infamous for its pungent stench. The foraminiferal species ...

They race, they spin, they shoot. Meet the organisms for which physical prowess is more than sport—it’s a matter of life and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A light microscopy image shows the marine algae Braarudosphaera bigelowii, which is a potentially large evolutionary step. This ...

The intricate process of duplicating genetic information, referred to as DNA replication, lies at the heart of the transmission of life from one cell to another and from one organism to the next. This ...

Since the dawn of human history, we have always wondered how we got here. What processes took place that brought us from single-celled organisms into the living, thinking human beings that we are ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow. We're ...