Let’s begin with microbes A microbe is a very small, living organism that’s usually visible only under a microscope. Its name ...

A research submersible operating off the coast of northeast Brazil has captured footage of giant larvaceans constructing and ...

In the vast midwater zone, a recent expedition documented 31 previously unknown species and achieved a first at sea: a 3D ...

The Designing the Future 3 expedition used 3D laser scanning to study gelatinous deep-sea animals in their natural habitat, ...

An oceanic expedition has turned up 31 new species from a vast, dimly lit habitat between the sunlit surface and the deep ocean.

Researchers from the Earlham Institute, in collaboration with The Department of Biology at the University of Oxford, discovered three previously unrecognised lineages of the protist Bodo, each with ...

Understanding how microbial communities assemble is central to predicting ecosystem function. Although predators strongly influence bacterial communities through predation, the role of microbial ...

Expansion microscopy image of Lacrymaria, a ciliated eukaryotic microorganism, collected from environmental samples in Tokyo. Highlighted in green is tubulin, the major protein component of ...

Scientists described several new species this past year, including a tiny marsupial, a Himalayan bat, an ancient tree, a giant manta ray, a bright blue butterfly and a fairy lantern, to name a few.

Oddly, origami could be useful for snagging prey. The finding could help inspire new robotics, such as tools for microsurgery that can extend and contract inside small body cavities. Seeing L. olor’s ...

The Phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera, Psychodidae) are hematophagous insects of immense medical and veterinary importance. Since World War II, the intensive use of chemicals to suppress and control ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- The humble peat bog conjures images of a brown, soggy expanse. But it turns out to have a superpower in the fight against climate change. For thousands of years, the world’s peatlands ...