The mystery of life’s beginnings has long captivated scientists. Central to that search is LUCA—the last universal common ancestor. LUCA sits at the root of the evolutionary tree, where two great ...

How life began on Earth has captivated scientists for centuries. A prevailing theory in the scientific community, known as the “RNA World” hypothesis, suggests life might have originally come from ...

When we talk about the biggest living things on Earth, we usually think of blue whales, giant redwood trees, or massive mountains. But surprisingly, the largest living organism isn’t something you can ...

Earth’s Biggest Organism: Size isn’t always visible. The largest living thing on Earth isn’t a giant animal or towering plant; it’s a hidden fungus sprawling beneath the soil of an American forest.