New studies from Arizona State University reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella—the slender, ...

Bacteria can spread by sugar-driven “swashing” or by gear-controlled gliding, redefining how microbes colonize surfaces and ...

Research led by the University of Auckland has cast light on the evolutionary origins of one of nature's first motors, which ...

Research led by the University of Auckland has cast light on the evolutionary origins of one of nature's first motors, which developed 3.5 billion to ...

The first animals must also have invented ways to produce the many different kinds of cells we have today; muscle cells, ...

In his debut book, the evolutionary biologist decodes the most exciting turning points in the effort to map what links all life forms. An excerpt from How to Make an Animal.

The World Health Organization sounded the alarm Monday about a growing threat of drug-resistant bacteria around the globe that could undermine life-saving treatments, an issue Wayne State University ...