Scientists develop fungal-based materials that grow, self-repair, and replace synthetic fibers with a sustainable alternative ...

Water was present just a couple hundred million years after the Big Bang, according to a new study, shaking up the timeline ...

Water has been around billions of years longer than previously thought, suggests a new study. The key ingredient for life formed shortly after the Big Bang, according to the findings. Scientists from ...

We often forget how wonderful it is that life exists, and what a special and unique phenomenon it is. As far as we know, ours ...

A team of researchers has developed a new self-powered biosensor that can detect Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria in ...

Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever ...

Living organisms need nitrogen as a central building block for protein formation, for example. However, although our ...

It is estimated that about 300,000 metric tons of unexploded ordnance (UXO) remain in the German Baltic Sea. Most of this ...

A first-ever analysis of the whole Greenland shark genome gives researchers a couple of clues to their longevity.

Benjamin Van Mooy and his team found a relationship between plankton, omega-3 fatty acids and warming ocean waters.

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine ...

Scientists expect water in nature to contains sediments, chlorophyll and organic matter. These substances help to sustain all living organisms in the water, from tiny microbes to fish that we eat.