Discover the fascinating world of unique organisms, like the tardigrade and spiny-headed worm, that have developed incredible ...

When oxygen disappears, most fish suffocate. This one ferments its own metabolism and waits months for spring beneath frozen ...

Researchers led by Genshiro Sunagawa at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan have shown that an animal’s stem cells possess the same level of cold resistance as the animal ...

When mice are exposed to chronically low levels of oxygen, similar to those experienced at 4,500 meters of elevation, their metabolism changes SAN FRANCISCO, CA—March 7, 2023—Compared to those of us ...

Oxygen is the elixir of life. Stop its flow—during a stroke, heart attack, or death—and the body’s tissues respond in a biological storm that eventually leads to their death. It’s not great for organ ...