Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...

In new research published this week, a team led by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) scientists reveals that symbiotic bacteria often accompany single-celled protists in the ocean’s upper layer. Some ...

When most people think of parasites affecting their pets, they imagine heartworms in dogs or roundworms in cats. However, ...

Even botanists can be surprised at the sheer variety of a houseplant often known only for being indestructible.

University of Queensland researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening ...

A rare bloom with a pungent odor like decaying flesh has opened in the Australian capital in the nation’s third such ...

The polka dot plant (or Hypoestes phyllostachya, if you’re feeling fancy) is having its moment—and for good reason. The petite showstopper’s leaves look like they’ve been kissed by a ...

Scientists have for the first time demonstrated play-like behavior in flies. They found that fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) voluntarily and repeatedly visited a carousel.

Rutgers Health researchers find that tiny plastic particles increase the absorption of environmental arsenic and pesticides ...

It wasn’t until Lamar released “Not Like Us” that a verdict was rendered — Lamar had unequivocally won. “Not Like Us” was introduced to the world unceremoniously in a YouTube link on a ...