Although we often conceive of microorganisms — germs — as bad, the vast majority of them are not.

In a new study, published in Cell, researchers describe a newfound mechanism for creating proteins in a giant DNA virus, ...

Our biggest obstacle might not be technological,” author Scott E. Solomon said of future life on Mars. “It might be us.” ...

When people talk about saving wildlife, they often focus on numbers. Conversations center on how many deer live in a forest, ...

It already exists in the natural world. Now, thanks to breakthroughs in genetic engineering, scientists have created ...

This argument aligns with the so-called hard problem of consciousness, which asks why subjective experience exists at all. The author maintains that increasing computational complexity does not ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has deciphered another aspect of poxviral gene activation. They have revealed a unique viral mechanism: A molecular ring anchors the viral copying machine ...

Another theory held that the forces between two particles falls off exponentially in direct relationship to the distance between two particles and that the factor by which it drops is not dependent on ...

New research challenges the one-level view of evolution, showing natural selection works on individuals and groups together.

Cambiaso has changed the way polo works. Not only through his skill and tactical genius, but as a result of a bet he made ...

For decades, biology textbooks have drawn a firm line: viruses are not alive. They lack the machinery to reproduce on their ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has deciphered another aspect of poxviral gene activation. The study reveals a ...