Evolution is perhaps the most extraordinary story ever told—a tale spanning billions of years that connects every living thing on Earth through an intricate ...

There's a difference between knowing that something evolved and understanding why it stuck around. Most of the systems running your body right now weren't designed for the life you're actually living.

Research is shaking up how we think about evolution, suggesting there's a level of predictability influenced by genes and genetic history.

Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic ...

Study shows how viral single-gene lysis proteins lock the peptidoglycan flippase MurJ into an outward-facing state ...

Antibiotic resistance is widely linked to antibiotic misuse, yet growing evidence suggests that everyday environmental ...

The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A study by ...

Bacteria and phages that travel in space behave much differently in microgravity than they do in labs on Earth, exciting ...

Researchers isolated a phage of the Microviridae family from human feces, representing the smallest phage infecting the gut ...

The research, published in Science Advances, brought together scientists from Otago and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. The team closely examined the molecular structure of Bas63, a ...