For 24,000 years, tiny creatures lay dormant, entombed in the frozen depths of Siberia’s permafrost. These microscopic creatures, known as bdelloid rotifer, were in a suspended state between life and ...

For more than 1 billion years, Earth’s waterways and oceans have been home to a collection of rocks. Nestled at the floor of of the water, these formations have grown over time, stumping scientists ...

A group of scientists have uncovered the remains of an ancient lost world of mysterious organisms that are believed to have existed 1.6 billion years ago. The discovery hinges on the breakthrough ...

If you have ever swum in the ocean, you have probably accidentally swallowed a mouthful of seawater at one time or another. In a post on TikTok, biology professor Adolfo Sánchez-Blanco, aka ...

If there were ever an animal that seemed built for space, it might be the water bear. Also known as tardigrades, these microscopic creatures already sound like science fiction. They survive being ...

Tiny marine creatures called conodonts, extinct for millions of years, held the title for the sharpest teeth. These eel-like ...

Microplastic pollution reduces energy production in a microscopic creature found in freshwater worldwide, new research shows. Microplastic pollution reduces energy production in a microscopic creature ...