A bizarre fossil called Prototaxites, which was the largest life-form on land 400 million years ago, may have been a ...

While mirror bacteria may sound like a fun time, a group of 40 renowned scientists conclude it is probably not worth the risk.

Scientists in Japan have discovered a previously unknown giant virus, offering new insight into this enigmatic category of viruses – and possibly also into the origins of multicellular life. The virus ...

While the latest UK Government report into animal testing was keen to highlight a (very slight) decrease from 2.67 million ...

There are millions of bacteria living in our guts. There are millions of dead bacteria there too. And scientists are learning just how much potential the dead ones have to improve our health ...

The cells in our bodies move in groups during biological processes such as wound healing and tissue development - but because ...

Learn about Prototaxites, a bizarre group of prehistoric organisms that fall within an unknown lineage of extinct life.

Micro-organisms constitute a very antique group of living organisms which appeared on the Earth’s surface almost 3000 million ...

As organisms develop from embryos, groups of cells migrate and reshape themselves to form all manner of complex tissues.

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biology have discovered a remarkably streamlined strategy for developmental ...