organisms

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It supports aquatic organisms, helps sustain biodiversity, and influences important biogeochemical processes.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

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

"We think of these algorithms in nature as an explanation for how organisms will behave and as a way to try to make sense of the world," Navlakha says.

From Science Daily • May 14, 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

Every atom you possess has almost certainly passed through several stars and been part of millions of organisms on its way to becoming you.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson