A single-celled microbe that revels in Earth's most hostile salt lakes has the remarkable ability to transform its mote of a ...

All bacteria exist as single cells at some point in their lives – except for one kind, known as multicellular magnetotactic ...

Archaea—one of the three primary domains of life alongside bacteria and eukaryotes—are often overlooked and sometimes ...

When subjected to physical pressure, archaea - ancient single-celled organisms - form multicellular structures.

Induction of Multicellularity: When mechanically compressed, the salt-loving archaeon Haloferax volcanii can shift from being ...

This cell division takes place in less developed cell of unicellular organism and firstly nucleus of the cell is divided and then later cytoplasm, ultimately two new cells are formed. In bacteria ...

Scientists discovered complex life may have started 1.5 billion years earlier than previously thought thanks to phosphorus.

Scientists have made a bold leap in the search for life’s origins, offering a fresh look at how chemistry might have crossed ...

A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine provides insights into how cells maintain the tiny end caps of chromosomes as they divide, a key process in keeping cells healthy.