Heat-trapping methane may be best known for the dangers it poses to humans and Earth’s atmosphere, but in the dark depths of ...

The Utah prairie dog is a small rodent found only in the southwestern United States, primarily in southern Utah. It lives in large colonies and plays a vital role in the ecosystem by aerating the soil ...

Researchers reported on Tuesday in the journal Cell that octopus arms are fine-tuned to “eavesdrop into the microbial world,” ...

Despite being genetically identical, bacteria can vary considerably in shape and size. Whether these variations affect ...

One of three methane-eating, deep-sea spider species recently discovered off the Southern California coast. One of three ...

Thousands of bacterial and other microbial species live in the human gut, supporting healthy digestion, immunity, metabolism ...

Members of the Aster and Symphyotrichum genera are long-beloved plants with a wide range of nativity across North America.

Knowable Magazine reports on how harnessing the heater to attract pollinators may have first happened more than 300 million ...

Many types of bacteria produce a protein complex that injects toxins into neighboring cells to eliminate competitors. For the ...

Even tiny organisms can be brutal – not only eliminating potential competitors for resources but also using their neighbours as a source of nutrition ...

Long considered a disease introduced to America by European colonizers, leprosy may in fact have a much older history on the ...