Microbial necromass plays a crucial role in soil organic carbon (SOC) formation, yet the underlying abiotic and biotic ...

Endosymbiosis between protists and bacteria represents a fundamental biological phenomenon that has shaped the course of eukaryotic evolution. These intimate associations, in which one organism ...

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host their own microbiomes. In new research published this week, a team led by ...

Oceans were warmer last month than any other May on record - Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP POOL Oceans were warmer last month than any other May on record ...

Carly Allen-Fletcher has drawn a picture of the Big Picture, turning her imagination to the six classifications of life forms that scientists call kingdoms: plants, animals, fungi, protists, bacteria ...

The types of ocean bacteria known to absorb carbon dioxide from the air require more energy -- in the form of carbon -- and other resources when they're simultaneously infected by viruses and face ...

Some very simple organisms are capable of very complex behavior, like fungi that exhibit signs of memory or bacterial cells that can orchestrate their activity and work as a larger organism.

Mitochondria are very well known as the powerhouses of the cell. Generally speaking, all eukaryotes, including plants, fungi, and animals, are made of cells that contain mitochondria. These organelles ...