Over the past half century, researchers have established that birds evolved from dinosaurs: specifically, the theropods, the ...

Researchers have unseated a previous theory for the mechanism underlying bacterial flagella movement, changing our ...

The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and complex as we peer into the mysterious world of viruses.

An international team of researchers led by Hokkaido University has characterized the unique mechanics that enable Arcella, a ...

Human norovirus and adenovirus, two major causes of viral gastroenteritis, can persist for extended periods inside free-living amoebas that are common in natural and engineered water systems. A newly ...

While on a sampling trip in California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park, researchers stopped to sample a rather boring stream on their hike to Boiling Springs Lake. But when they incubated that water ...

At a steaming creek in California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park, a tiny amoeba just raised the heat ceiling for complex cells. A Syracuse University team reports that the single-celled eukaryote ...

If the phrase “brain-eating amoeba” sounds like something out of a sci-fi horror movie, you’re not alone. In Arizona, it’s a very real concern that lurks in warm fresh water during the hottest months.

Naegleria fowleri, commonly called the brain-eating amoeba, is a rare but serious threat in warm freshwater during hot months. The amoeba enters through the nose and travels to the brain, causing a ...

EXCLUSIVE: Singaporean filmmaker Tan Siyou has unveiled the trailer for her debut feature Amoeba, which will world premiere at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Her debut ...

A Missouri resident died after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba at the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials announced this week. The patient, identified only as an adult from ...

A Missouri resident died after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba at the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials announced this week. The patient, identified only as an adult from ...