A new study finds a link between early eating and lifelong brain health, suggesting that consuming unhealthy foods during ...

This study reveals links between socioeconomic deprivation and gut microbiome changes, highlighting potential pathways to ...

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Embryonic germ layers are the fundamental organizing principle in animal development. They provide the structural basis from which tissues and organs arise. During early embryogenesis, cells divide to ...

A surprising discovery in deep-sea rocks suggests microbial life may leave traces in places scientists never expected, reshaping how researchers search for early life on Earth. Credit: Shutterstock ...

Boulder, Colo., USA: Dr. Rowan Martindale, a paleoecologist and geobiologist at the University of Texas at Austin, was walking through the Dadès Valley in the Central High Atlas Mountains of Morocco ...

Long before animals, plants, or fungi emerged, a hidden lineage was already shaping the future. Scientists have now traced every eukaryote on Earth back to a forgotten microbial ancestor. In a ...

Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial populations above reefs rise and fall over the course of a single day, shaped by ...

A new peer-reviewed study led by Israeli researchers has found that coral reefs help control the daily lives of microbes, tiny bacteria, and microscopic algae that live in the water around them. The ...

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the microscopic life in the surrounding ocean. A new study led by Dr. Herdís G.