One of the best ways to learn how Antarctic sea spiders thrive under extreme conditions is to squeeze their guts out through their legs. That's what a Northeastern University biologist is doing to ...

Recently, Toni Antonucci, a senior researcher at the University of Michigan, received a $13 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). For decades, she and her colleagues had been ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the type of trees affected by Phanerochaete velutina. A species of wood-eating fungus didn't need a brain to pass a cognitive test with flying ...

Complex cells are thought to be the result of a union between two ancient microorganisms, but scientists have long been ...

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A Dalai Lama once said that our prime purpose in this life is to help others – and he may have been right. Scientists have found that having a positive impact on other people seems to be a key element ...

The experts can use these findings in their search for life on exoplanets with similar chemical profiles.