This is life at its most minimalistic.

BIOLOGY
The discovery may change the way the infections are treated.
At only 3 inches long and weighing about 60 grams, the uterus isn’t a flashy, attention-grabbing organ. But it is pretty amazing.
You wouldn't want to bump into this guy on a midnight swim.
Proof that it only takes a second for alcohol to totally mess with your body.
Tropical slipper limpets are pretty unremarkable—until it's mating time. Then things get interesting.
The fecal samples taken from hibernating bears were less diverse than those of their counterparts.
Getting rid of excess heat is complicated when your body is covered in insulating feathers. Here's how hummingbirds do it.
It's not necessarily a bad thing.
Scientists are trying to better understand their iridescent shades.
A bit of physics and biology are to blame.
One of the things that makes people so special is that we’re all different. Each person you meet has their own special talents, their own favorite food, and a different face looking back at them in the mirror.
Hippos apparently find meat far too tasty to pass up—but that doesn't mean they should eat it.
And they could help determine time of death. Paging CSI.
Burrows with high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) can become death traps for the insects.
A new study shows that ant colonies act like “a single organism would in response to attacks on different parts of its body.”