Scientists have calculated the Earth to be 4.54 billion years old, with an uncertainty of 50 million years on either side.

A team of scientists led by Assistant Professor Omaya Dudina observed that this species forms multicellular structures that show a striking similarity to animal embryos.

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae or microalgae, are not true algae. They're single-celled photosynthetic ...

真核细胞依赖形态的动态变化来执行多种功能，以维持基本生物过程并调控细胞行为。单细胞捕食性原生动物——长吻虫，其形态与天鹅相似，其中常见种天鹅长吻虫（Lacrymaria ...

But to find that complexity, we must take the lessons of the boring billion to heart. Planets are not just a stage on which ...

Chromosphaera perkinsii, a billion-year-old species, may reveal multicellularity’s origins, predating the chicken and egg.

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Contact lenses and water “are a bad combination” because water makes contact lens wearers vulnerable to eye infections, the ...

Between 1.8 billion and 800 million years ago, earthly life was in the doldrums. During this period, called the "boring ...

Chromosphaera perkinsii is a single-celled species discovered in 2017 in marine sediments around Hawaii. The first signs of its presence on Earth have been dated at over a billion years, well before ...

Two reservoirs in Northern Nevada and a cove at Lake Mohave in Clark County remain under Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Warning ...