A Worcester scientist is on a mission to help ease the harsh effects of winter by creating a skincare line using an organism ...

While it may be defined as a single organism, Pando is anything but one—sustaining an entire world under its canopy. Here’s how it works. When you think of the world’s largest organism, you might ...

Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are known to be amazingly durable organisms. In fact, they are heralded as the most resilient organism that we’ve ever encountered—the most extreme of the ...

This story originally appeared on Atlas Obscura and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Under the Blue Mountains of Oregon lurks something massive and prehistoric. Yet the largest recorded ...

A new discovery from scientists in Canada and Japan has revealed an organism that challenges the traditional definitions of life. This new creature, named Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, blurs the lines ...

What is the largest organism? Until a few years ago, Oregon’s “humongous fungus” was considered the world’s largest organism. Now, some experts aren’t so sure. The largest organism is the Armillaria ...

Has a complex organism, like a dog, ever evolved into a single-celled organism? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better ...

Dolichospermum, a type of cyanobacteria thriving in Lake Erie’s warming waters, has been identified as the surprising culprit behind the lake’s dangerous saxitoxins—some of the most potent natural ...

Earth’s Biggest Organism: Size isn’t always visible. The largest living thing on Earth isn’t a giant animal or towering plant; it’s a hidden fungus sprawling beneath the soil of an American forest.