Animal life, emerging nearly 600 million years ago, showcases incredible diversity and unique traits. Unlike plants, animals ...

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps the species survive. Some pieces of DNA are more like parasites, along for ...

For 75 years, scientists have consistently pondered the Fermi Paradox, which asks why we don’t hear from other civilizations ...

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly rich microbial diversity thriving in some of the harshest soils on Earth — those of ...

Two important concepts in evolutionary biology, mutualism and altruism, were first made famous by the colorful anarchist ...

The ecosystem needs our help and that of our animal friends. Jump in to read about 9 animals that are types of decomposers!

This manuscript characterizes a mutated clone of RNA polymerase I in yeast, referred to as SuperPol, to understand the mechanisms of RNA polymerase I elongation and termination. The authors present ...

coli metacommunities transferring a conjugative plasmid. We further examine a vast collection of prokaryotic genomes and show that prokaryotes from low-entropy environments indeed carry more abundant ...

While much remains unknown, it is intriguing that two ancient meteorite impacts, the 3.5-billion-year-old North Pole impact in Western Australia and now the 1-billion-year-old Stac Fada deposit in ...

The eukaryotic cell, the most significant increase in complexity in the history of life's evolution on Earth, emerged as a phase transition and unlocked the path toward other major transitions ...