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This black tiger shrimp was caught in 210 feet of water off the coast of Louisiana. Scientists: Giant Cannibal Shrimp Invasion Growing -- CN...

This scanning electron micrograph shows a strain of the arsenic-eating bacterium called GFAJ-1. CREDIT: Science/AAAS. Debate Reignited Over ...

One of the species has been named Spinoloricus Cinzia, after Dr Danovaro's wife From The Telegraph: Three species of creature, which are...

Image : Effects of parameter variation on escape time distribution for the gKPR process. (A) Mean completion time versus ¸ and Æ for L=8. (B...

Image: The human gut is a virtual zoo, full of a wide variety of bacteria, a new study found. And scientists say that's a good thing. Th...

In many mammals the entire sperm enters the egg, bringing proteins that may influence development (Image: Thierry Berrod/Mona Lisa Productio...

Supercool. As individual water molecules fluctuate, breaking and forming bonds with their nearest neighbors, the result is slightly imperfec...

Image : Matt Collins From Scientific American: Scientists are closing in on the ability to make life from scratch, with potential consequenc...

From Discovery News: The predominant theory of the origin of life would make a terrific setting for a space horror movie, or a particularly ...

Fruit flies too can suffer from alcohol addiction. From Cosmos: SYDNEY: Given the chance, fruit flies will consume alcohol until they are in...

Image: National Institute of General Medical Sciences From Discover Magazine: For decades, RNA was seen as a simple slave to DNA. Newer res...

Image: If the science truly succeeds, it will make it possible to supplant the world created by Darwinian evolution with one created by us....

A cross-section of Blood Falls showing how micorbial communities survive. (Credit: Zina Deretsky / NSF) From Science Daily: ScienceDaily (Ap...

These unidentified cyanobacteria were collected in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. (Credit: Photo by Rachel Foster) From Science Daily: Scien...

The rippling pattern of a swarm of M. xanthus moving over their prey. John R. Kirby/University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine From The N...

James Griffith, coordinator of Jonathan Arnold's lab, goes over data from the clock project. Credit: Andrew Tucker, University of Georgi...

From Live Science: Talk about secrets of the crypt: Two newly discovered species of bacteria have been found on the walls of ancient Roman t...

From Time Magazine: Turns out women aren't the only ones with an expiration date on their fertility. An emerging body of research is sho...