Researchers have identified a previously unknown species of unicellular organism in seawater collected near Hachijojima Island. The newly discovered species, named Viscidocauda repens, belongs to the ...

Understanding the origin of the building block of all animal and plant life may lead to more insights about life on Earth and ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have identified a previously unknown species of unicellular organism in seawater ...

For over a century, scientists have wrestled with one of biology’s most fundamental mysteries: how the first animals evolved.

May 29, 2025 — Researchers have identified a previously unknown species of unicellular organism in seawater collected near Hachijojima Island. The newly discovered species, named Viscidocauda ...

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 ...

The popular California-based fast food burger chain is giving some of its drinks and ketchup a new taste after the FDA banned ...

The popular California-based fast food burger chain is giving some of its drinks and ketchup a new taste after the FDA banned ...

animals, or fungi. However, not all protozoa are decomposers. The giant amoeba is an example of one that is. Not all protists are decomposers, either, unless they feed on dead matter. Protists ...

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes ...