In Earth's fossil record, soft-bodied organisms like jellyfish rarely stand the test of time. What's more, it's hard for any animal to get preserved with exceptional detail in sandstones, which are ...

Nikon’s Small World in Motion competition offers a unique window into life under a microscope. A tardigrade, colloquially known as water bears, move around a volvox algae colony. Tardigrades are water ...

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown branch of life, researchers say. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Indicator species are living organisms that tell us that something has changed or is going to change in their environment. They can be easily observed, and studying them is considered a cost-effective ...