Heat waves worsen coral reef metabolism — even when they don't bleach

Reefs are feeling the climate crisis through more than just well-studied bleaching

5/10/2021, 11:49 AM

Researchers identify a bacterium that enables its host to breathe nitrate instead of oxygen

Meet Candidatus Azoamicus ciliaticola, discovered in a Swiss lake

4/10/2021, 11:20 AM

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The vast majority of plants depend on fungi for life, and fungi are always learning how to best befriend plants

1/20/2021, 4:17 PM

Cells evolved haphazardly, not in one overall arc

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New research has revealed a "symbiotic organ" in weevils, showing how tiny organisms shape larger life

11/9/2017, 1:34 PM

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Researchers didn't even realize they had caught one until they bumped into it.

4/24/2017, 5:57 PM