organisms

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In others, they are helping scientists identify organisms completely new to science.

From Science Daily • May 18, 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

Finding them in rocks this old would have pushed back the fossil record for these organisms significantly.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

"This significant research brought together three labs, working across three organisms to compare regeneration," said Wake Forest Assistant Professor of Biology Josh Currie, whose lab studies the Mexican axolotl salamander.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

“Do you know, Calpurnia, that the class Insecta comprises the largest number of living organisms known to man?”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly