Bdelloid rotifers shrug off radiation doses that would obliterate human cells. Here’s how their resilience reveals deep ...

Much more difficult is learning to connect different types of stimuli or events, and predicting that one is linked to another. Such associative learning was most famously demonstrated when Ivan Pavlov ...

Stanford researchers have combined two microscopy techniques to create a one-of-a-kind instrument that can show cell ...

Our single-celled ancestor lived in a world without plants, animals or oxygen-rich oceans. Yet, this seemingly simple microorganism took the first steps toward complex life. From this ancestor emerged ...

To model bacterial life, Thornburg and his colleagues turned to one of its simplest examples: a bacterial cell with a ...

The living materials captured 2.2 milligrams of CO₂ per gram of hydrogel in the initial 30 days (Image: Valentina Mori/ Biennale di Venezia) The Canada Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Biennale showcases ...

Scientists at UC Berkeley have discovered a microbe that bends one of biology’s most sacred rules. Instead of treating a specific three-letter DNA code as a clear “stop” signal, this methane-producing ...

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You described the microbiome as more than just bacteria. What are the other components of this "theatre of activity," and why is their inclusion sometimes considered controversial? Harris: Yeah. So it ...

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.

My grandma and I spent most of our lives apart, yet she taught me a deeper way to live. I grew up in California, while my Grandma Jackie lived in Minnesota. We saw each other only on special occasions ...