The fluid dynamics of cooperative feeding may have sparked single cells to assemble into complex, multicellular life, as ...

Under microscopes, scientists found that giant single-cell organisms were able to vacuum up more food when they are stuck together.

Roksana Riddle and Christopher H. Contag from Michigan State University discuss the concept of endosymbiosis, how it has ...

The physics of how a quirky pond organism filters the water for food provides new insights into a possible driver of early evolution.

Mar. 18, 2025 — Although fungi of the genus Piloderma are common, scientists have now discovered five previously unknown species. One of these is one of the most widely distributed species in ...

A stentor is a trumpet-shaped, single-celled organism up to 2 mm long. It uses its holdfast to anchor to surfaces in ponds or lakes, while its trumpet end creates a vortex to draw in food, such as ...

Climate is warming, the populations of many species are in decline, pollution is affecting ecosystems and human health, and human societies now face new risks in terms of sea level changes ...

Mar. 26, 2025 — A new species of fossil is 444 million years-old with soft insides perfectly preserved. Research 'ultramarathon' saw palaeontologist puzzled by bizarre fossil for 25 ...

You are free to share (copy and redistribute) this article in any medium or format and to adapt (remix, transform, and build upon) the material for any purpose, even commercially within the parameters ...

Invasive species are non-native species that have been introduced to an ecosystem and have established there causing ecological damage. The study of invasive species involves questions about the ...

Cardiac macrophages in newborn mice promoted heart cell proliferation after injury, offering a potential approach to regenerate cardiac tissue in adults.