The Monte Gordo Grasshopper, a rare living fossil, was found again in Cape Verde, revealing its resilience in harsh ...

Scientists are probing woolly mammoth and Neanderthal genetic codes for new compounds as today’s drugs lose potency.

Genetic research on the rare saola shows two populations with valuable diversity. Combining them in a breeding program could ...

Palynologists who study tiny pollen fossils share 4 stories found in grains that fell hundreds to millions of years ago.

Scientists want to study the way your body’s gut microbes react and interact with psychedelic substances like magic mushrooms ...

But they also interact with the human nervous system. Microbes can produce compounds that affect the way neurons work. They also influence the functioning of the immune system, which can have knock-on ...

Archaea were originally discovered above all in extreme environments such as hot springs or salt lakes, but they are also found in the human body, especially in the gut. Methane-producing archaea ...

Microbes in the Gowanus sediment have evolved methods of coping with and even subsisting off of the contamination, according to new research co-authored by Hénaff. Hundreds of hardy microbe species, ...

Tree of life with one branch fewer In recent years, researchers have found growing indications of close links between Asgard archaea and eukaryotes and that the latter may have evolved from the former ...

In recent years, researchers have found growing indications of close links between Asgard archaea and eukaryotes, and that the latter may have evolved from the former. The division of all living ...

During the hikes, researchers found over 20 unfamiliar-looking frogs, the study said. They took a closer look at the animals and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species ...