The being in question is a microbe called Sukunaarchaeum mirabile. Preliminary research says it stretches the definition of ...

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like this one ...

This newly found organism doesn’t act like a virus or a cell, and that could change everything we know about biology.

It has genes for ribosomes, tRNAs, and mRNAs. These components are the scaffolding of life: the tools by which cells read ...

A tiny insect called a midge spreads the disease, and the earliest known case dates back to 1955 in a forest worker near a ...

Chauhan discussed how two-photon microscopy enables precise, non-invasive monitoring of retinal ganglion cell function in ...

New discoveries are challenging the binary notion of “living” versus “non-living.”A recently discovered organism is a surprising microbe that shares traits with both viruses and cellular life. It can ...

Europe isn’t just at risk of the direct effects of climate change, it is also exposed to the indirect effects of infectious ...

Pests and diseases are biotic factors that impact an ecosystem and its organisms. Examples: those deer mowing your hostas to ...

Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer ...

These resistant and powerful superbugs could then be passed to humans through swimming or other activities. The River Lugg in ...