Most forms of life cannot survive extreme environmental conditions, like excessive temperatures. Likewise, the significant majority of species on our planet have a set lifespan and cannot exist past a ...

Turquoise swirls in the Black Sea — caused by phytoplankton carried on local water currents — shine brightly in a new image from NASA's Aqua satellite. Phytoplankton are tiny organisms that feed on ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Happy #EarthDay 2019! Learn about 6 amazing organisms from around the world & their earthly ...

Matthew LaPlante said a question once kept him up at night. "What is the world's oldest organism?" Turns out, there's no good answer, but one of many possible answers is an ancient aspen clone in Utah ...

I fear that we have a rather indelicate subject for our column this week and it’s not even a plant. It’s a fungus, of course, and something everybody knows about fungi: they happen. The fungi are an ...

Giant larvaceans don’t have noses, but they sure know how to blow snot bubbles. The sea invertebrates live in disposable “mucus houses” that, based on recent observations, collect food fast. When ...