In a groundbreaking discovery, Canadian researchers have identified a new type of microscopic organism, hemimastigotes, which ...

These rules apply to all organisms, even the simplest of ... creatures that then swim or fly off to start a new life elsewhere. This illustration shows the theorized "Octomite." ...

The death of an organism does not spell the end for its ... The findings call into question what defines life and death, and open up a new area of medicine. From our morning news briefing to ...

An entirely new organism has been created by combining living ... detail a method to achieving this state that is separate from life and death, which they believe will challenge many scientists ...

Over the past several years, scientists have repeatedly demonstrated that the cells of various organisms can be repurposed ... fit into the categories of life and death. "The third state ...

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown branch of life, researchers say. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a dead organism introduces a “third state” that lies beyond the traditional boundaries of life and death. Usually ...