Certain gut bacteria have evolved in parallel with apes, so that their family tree perfectly mirrors our own.

It’s enchanting to think that everything—from atoms to rocks to trees—is conscious, but it doesn’t explain much about the world.

The oozing yellow organism has no neurons, but it can solve mazes, make decisions, and learn by merging together.

Here is one matter, at least, in which the Swiss refuse to be neutral.

They’re among the softest biological substances ever measured.

The destructive 2,000-degree torrent might actually encourage marine biodiversity.

Fly larvae help scientists understand and treat diseases. An Object Lesson.

They’re so steady that you can balance a dead one on a single leg.

It’s time to give these resourceful, community-minded creatures some credit.

The structures are so complex that they almost defy belief.