Bacteria are among the most diverse and ancient forms of life on Earth. Yet, much of what is known about them comes from a ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

Our hands are mirror images of each other. Unless you flip one hand around, they’ll never look the same. Scientists call this chirality, and the mirror-like property is fundamental to all life on ...

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When you gaze into a mirror, you see a reflection that is both familiar and fundamentally altered. This concept resonates deeply in the microscopic universe, where scientists are now exploring the ...

On Nov. 4, 1856, Monsieur Bigo of Lille, France, awaited a visit from the local chemistry instructor. Bigo wasn’t used to hosting academics. He owned a factory in town that produced great vats of beet ...

Antibiotics are powerful treatments that have saved countless lives over the course of decades. New findings from Scripps ...

Like desert wildflowers that bloom after rain, soil bacteria have evolved life strategies that determine when and where they grow. Having a small, streamlined genome may help some bacteria survive in ...