A mysterious 420-million-year-old ancient life form challenges evolution, defying classification as plant, animal or fungus.

New research has uncovered a mass die-off of sea urchins living in the Canary Islands—one that could signal an ongoing marine pandemic.

This study mapped how EPA and DHA are distributed across lipid classes in microalgae, fish, krill, and commercial omega-3 ...

These spheres from the abyss conceal creatures with startling biology.

Dr Claire Browning has led an international team of scientists to uncover fossil evidence of a tiny ecosystem that helped ...

Stacker puts together a list of facts you learned in school that are no longer true.

German Leibniz Institute DSMZ makes WHO-listed fungi available to researchers worldwide ...

However, as research progressed, it became evident that this ancient giant did not fit neatly into any known category of life. The scientific community has long debated whether Prototaxites was an ...

“They were interested in ethno-mycology, but she especially — in Russian culture, mushrooms are much more prevalent than we see in the United States. So they’re traveling and they heard about this ...

A new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in socially complex species. The findings show diverse sexual behaviors are common — ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have identified a photophobic response (light avoidance) in the unicellular apusomonad ...

How physically magnifying objects using a key ingredient in diapers has opened an unprecedented view of the microbial world.