When subjected to physical pressure, archaea - ancient single-celled organisms - form multicellular structures.

Bacteria, unicellular organisms that don't have an organized nucleus or chlorophyll, have been detected in water along Texas ...

Some cell-shocking facts about these microscopic organisms — they may lack bones, bravado, or branding, but they are among ...

Modern single-celled holozoa include the most basal living animals and the fossil discovered shows an ... into separate regions within a multicellular mass—existed in unicellular organisms a billion ...

Fungi can be unicellular (e.g., yeast) or multicellular, unlike animals which are exclusively multicellular. Their reproduction via spores is unique compared to animal reproduction methods. Relax. No ...

Some species seem to live fast and die young. Others, though, “appear not to age,” says João Pedro de Magalhães, a molecular ...

Researchers have developed a method to extract living cells from feces that they say could help conservationists better ...

In Antarctica's freezing depths, tiny creatures have mastered survival tactics that could unlock secrets to extreme cold resistance, with implications for science and medicine. Some of the most ...

The natural world is extremely cutthroat; it’s surprising there are any animals out there with no natural predators. Humans are one of them. Though without our intelligence, we are no match for many ...

Looking again through the magnifying lens at the fossil's surface, one of us, Sabrina Curran, took a deep breath. Illuminated ...