"It's huge!" one squeals. "Help! What do I do? I swear it's ... A new study reveals plants, fungi, bacteria, protists, and even some viruses deploy venom-like mechanisms, similar to that of ...

Scudder’s book, Mother, Creature, Kin: What We Learn From Nature’s Mothers in a Time of Unraveling. My day-to-day parenting ...

Eukaryotes are generally subdivided into four kingdoms: animals, plants, fungi, and protists (basically a catch-all category for all eukaryotes that aren’t animals, plants, or fungi).

This glossary contains the terms found in the printed volume of Antarctic Marine Protists. It is based largely on definitions provided in the following texts: for diatoms, Medlin & Priddle (1990: ...

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown branch of life, researchers say.

These include giant single-celled organisms with chalky shells (called ‘foraminifera’); highly specialised sea cucumbers and fish – and many species that rely on the nodules as the only hard ...

These include giant single-celled organisms with chalky shells (called ‘foraminifera’); highly specialised sea cucumbers and fish – and many species that rely on the nodules as the only hard surface ...

A new study reveals plants, fungi, bacteria, protists, and even some viruses deploy venom-like mechanisms, similar to that of venomous snakes, scorpions and spiders, according to researchers at ...

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Being compared to a blob-like, single-celled organism in terms of decision-making prowess might sound unflattering at first, but bear with me. Slime molds, unassuming blob-like entities that ...