Microorganisms—bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms—may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not ...

T here are some seriously strange lifeforms lurking in the depths of our oceans – ghost sharks and upside-down isopods, ...

The scientific name of the coconut is Cocos nucifera. This specific epithet, “nucifera,” means “nut-bearing” in Latin, aptly ...

A collection of over 40,000 trees in rural Utah is the world’s largest single organism, having all descended from a single ...

With its remarkable size and age, Pando dwarfs its fellow inhabitants, holding the potential to be not only the oldest living ...

The Atacama Desert harbors unique desert life with diverse microbes.New techniques separate genetic material in low-biomass ...

A new technique allows researchers to separate external and internal DNA to identify microbes colonizing the hostile environment of the Atacama Desert.

Pando is the world's largest tree. Its name means "I spread" in Latin, and it does indeed spread: The organism has given rise ...

The Atacama Desert, which runs along the Pacific Coast in Chile, is the driest place on the planet and, largely because of ...

These stems are all connected by a massive underground root system, which adds up to make Pando the world's heaviest living organism. Related: The oldest tree in the world (and the 7 runner-ups ...

"It's labeled as a new process, but this is as old as the first living organisms," Harries said. "This is what happens to any living organism when it dies, but we're accelerating it as I say ...

Recently, marine scientists have uncovered a fascinating new species, whimsically termed the "mystery mollusk," reminiscent of creatures found in fantasy tales. This deep-sea dweller captivates with a ...