From microscopic organisms to vast ecosystems, life on Earth depends upon variety. Yet that diversity is being lost at an ...

Before plants evolved, vegetative life consisted of primitive green algae living in the sea. Like plants, these algae survived by performing photosynthesis, turning sunlight into energy. However, ...

Micro-organisms constitute a very antique group of living organisms which appeared on the Earth's surface almost 3000 million years ago.

These tiny creatures are attracted to moisture.

If you've ever been for a walk in the forest or poked around your local park, you're probably familiar with seeing mushrooms popping up as the weather turns cooler. But you're not the only one.

Scientists are calling for urgent action on free-living amoebas – a little-known group of microbes that could pose a growing ...

As the world races to electrify everything from cars to cities, the demand for high-performance, long-lasting batteries is ...

If attachment is wired into the body, ending well is a learned capacity rather than an instinct. Most of us were never taught ...

By the end of the 20th century,some scientists believed that the planet’s finite food resources would soon cap the world’s population. In his highly controversial 1968 book The Population Bomb, US ...

Scientists are exploring how graphene-based materials could help solve one of the most pressing environmental challenges of the modern era: the ...

In my experience of doctors and hospitals, healing is a competition between interpretations of sickness and injury, where the ...