All Life on Earth Comes From One Single Ancestor. And It's So Much Older Than We Thought.
Life on Earth had to begin somewhere, and scientists think that “somewhere” is LUCA—or the Last Universal Common Ancestor.
There is a 'third state' between life and death
The death of an organism does not spell the end for its cells, according to new research. Cells have been shown to continue ...
Giant 300-year-old creature measuring 34 metres long found at bottom of ocean
The huge creature, which 'can be seen from space', was discovered entirely by accident by divers exploring a wreck ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN1d
LUCA Is Much Older Than Scientists Thought
The Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), the theoretical single organism from which all life on Earth descends, is now ...
Sex and money, now we're talking. It's about organisms maintaining their species
In biology and life, organisms have a basic drive to reproduce and every living thing needs energy. This is the topic for ...
Hosted on MSN12d
Scientists reprogram the code of life and invent a new organism 🧬
Researchers at Yale have achieved a major breakthrough in synthetic biology. They have rewritten the genetic code of an ...
ScienceAlert on MSN7d
Dead Bacteria Dissolve Their Own Corpses as a Parting Gift For Relatives
Certain strains of bacteria have evolved a way of providing for neighboring cells after they die, giving up a feast of ...
KUNC3d
Ocean plant cell discovery might revolutionize farming
A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow.
Moment of Science: Biofluorescent Birds-of-Paradise
They're a spectacular sight in sunshine or shadow! Here's how birds of paradise use biofluorescence to their advantage. 🪶🟢 ...