For example, the PCR test — widely in use during the COVID-19 pandemic to check for the virus’s presence — requires an enzyme that was first found in a thermophile called Thermus aquaticus.

Today, biologists maintain huge databases containing the taxonomic names of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms. For instance, one of these databases—the Open Tree of Life project ...

During a tour of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, Corey Allard noticed something strange: fish using six leg-like appendages to "walk" around the bottom of their tank.

The towers could allow some of their members to reach new places or to hitchhike on other organisms such as fruit flies. The bigger question is how the worms communicate within the towers.

“Dead zones” are deadly: Few or no organisms can survive in their oxygen-depleted, or hypoxic, waters. Often encompassing large swaths of ocean (and even lakes and ponds), dead zones become ...

How bioluminescence works in nature. Most ocean animals produce their own light or host bacteria that do—a useful skill for communication, finding prey, camouflage, and more.

Nanomedicine involves the use of nanoscale materials, such as biocompatible nanoparticles and nanorobots, for diagnosis, delivery, sensing or actuation purposes in a living organism. Related ...

Plants and other photosynthetic organisms use CO2, water, and light energy to produce glucose and O2. Glucose is used to synthesize organic molecules, while O2 is released into the atmosphere.

These probiotic-rich foods can support your gut health—no supplement needed. Best of all, you probably have them in your kitchen right now.

New species discovered! Read the latest research news on newly discovered frogs, cave crickets, monkeys and more.

This approach aims to unravel the molecular mechanisms governing cellular interactions and responses in individual cells as well as in multicellular organisms. Leveraging advances in high-resolution ...