It's tiny and needy, but is it alive? That's a question prompted by recent research that highlights a surprisingly complex part of biology. The organism in question is a microbe called Sukunaarchaeum ...

Learning about the past is usually easier than predicting the future, but deciphering the earliest history of life on Earth seems to be an exception to the rule. Of course, we're not entirely in the ...

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It might as well have been rocket science! Students, parents and teachers are blasting this year’s biology Regents for failing to include material kids learned and studied for — instead asking ...

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Astronomers have long sought signs of life beyond Earth, with exoplanets like K2-18 b — a world about 124 light-years away — offering tantalizing possibilities. In 2023 and again in April 2025, a team ...

Scientists have already created designer viruses in a lab that can kill dangerous bacteria. The next step is designing and growing actual living cells such as bacteria and fungi. They would be ...

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Delaware has seen a 65% increase in new biotechnology companies over the past decade, according to a recent report by the Delaware BioScience Association and the Delaware Prosperity Partnership. This ...