Researchers led by Dr. Xu Mingkai from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have identified a ...

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As Earth's largest carbon reservoir, the ocean locks carbon away from the atmosphere. However, scientists still struggle to ...

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How do living things evolve? What is the myriad of processes by which generic variations in a population affect organisms' ...

Long cast as villains, some protists, such as Blastocystis, are potentially beneficial to human health.

The nonprofit iNaturalist announced that it received a $1.5-million grant from Google’s philanthropic arm to develop ...

Fungi play a crucial role in ecosystems, contributing to nutrient cycling, plant symbiosis, and biodegradation. However, climate change is altering global ...

The study identified 230 new giant viruses and 530 novel functional proteins, shedding light on their interactions with ...

Single-cell plants called phytoplankton have a surprising way of remembering conditions in the past to help jump-start their ...

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