Micro-organisms constitute a very antique group of living organisms which appeared on the Earth's surface almost 3000 million years ago.

Over 150 years ago, a fossilized organism known as Prototaxites emerged as an enigma regarding what early land life may have been like. As an organism that appeared to grow up through Earth’s crust in ...

Similarly to red meat, processed meat—bacon, sausage, hot dogs, bologna, pepperoni, and salami—is high in saturated fats, ...

We often think of ourselves as more capable than we really are. For example, according to this survey, four in five Americans ...

The Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology and Knowledge-based Economy, in cooperation with the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, will support the implementation of projects in the family and youth ...

Our passion for these cute-looking salamanders means they are everywhere – except in the wild, where the species is under increasing threat ...

In the first of a new series, curator Dr Neil Adams shares the stories and science of the fossil mammal collection.

We often think we know more than we actually do. While four in five Americans consider themselves knowledgeable about the ...

A global hunger monitoring group says that famine is spreading in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region and has now engulfed ...

For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering ...

FOR many years plant anatomists have used macerating techniques 1–3 which subject plant-tissues to either destructive oxidizing agents (usually chromic acid), concentrated acid or alkali, or high ...