A new study shows that combined warming and nutrient-poor diets affect marine protists in species-specific ways, with ...

In water, soil and air all around us lives a free-living, single-celled organism called Acanthamoeba. Most of the time, ...

A new conceptual paper argues that the biomolecular packaging of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, not their elemental ratios ...

Vegans are often lumped together as "people who do not eat animal products." In reality, however, there are various entry ...

Microscopy and DNA revealed two overlooked marine arthropods with unusual mouths, grooming limbs and extraordinary reproductive biology.

The hoatzin is a bird that primarily eats leaves. There are very few birds in the world that can survive on leaves alone.It ...

Tiny, shapeless invaders can find their way from ponds to the human brain and cause an infection so severe that it has a 95% ...

Pairing certain foods and nutrients together can impact what your body absorbs and how your body uses the nutrients you’re ...

Naegleria amoebas’ exploration skills and crawling behaviors could help explain how the brain-eating variety travel into ...

Add eggs to dishes you already consume to boost your meal’s protein content. Mix into sardine, tuna, chicken, or potato salad ...

New research looks at the surprising similarities in the gut microbiomes of hunter-gathers in Tanzania and horticulturalists ...

Dietary fat provides energy and supports cell functions, among other health benefits. Your ideal fat intake may change depending on how many calories you consume daily, your sex, age, and other ...