organisms

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For a bucket of gravel it’s tedious, for minerals it’s difficult, and for living organisms it’s surely impossible.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Based on the shapes and chemistry of the specimens, researchers believe some may represent sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, organisms that use sulfur in their metabolism.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

The Ediacaran period occurred before the Cambrian explosion, a major evolutionary turning point when rising oxygen levels helped complex organisms diversify rapidly across Earth's oceans.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

This work argues that even if stars and heavy elements still formed, life might remain impossible if liquids could not flow properly inside organisms.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

Such organisms, having to be more self-reliant, are also more complicated than viroids and viruses.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan