Fossils discovered in Australian rocks may be the remnants of three and a half billion-year-old microorganisms.
Fossils discovered in Australian rocks may be the remnants of three and a half billion-year-old microorganisms.
Two newly described fossils suggest that wood is some 10 million years older than previous believed.
Scientists discover that ancestors of the unicellular fungi can synthesize essential biomolecules with only trace levels of O2.
A new microfluidics chip lets researchers analyze the nucleic acids of 300 individual cells simultaneously.
Mothers more likely to have twins have heavier, healthier non-twin babies, possibly explaining why twinning evolved.
Researchers use directed evolution to create a bacterial strain that substitutes a synthetic base for thymine.
Healthy mice are born from germ cell precursors grown in vitro.
Pro-evolution bumper stickers and emblems are being removed from the cars of biologists in Florida.
Sequencing the DNA of individual neurons is a way to dissect the genes underlying major neurological and psychological disorders.
After completing his studies in medicine and biology, a restless Ernst Haeckel set off for Italy in 1859 to study art and marine biology. The diversity of life fascinated the 26-year-old Prussian, and in addition to painting landscapes, he spent the