An international team of researchers led by Hokkaido University has characterized the unique mechanics that enable Arcella, a shelled, single-celled amoeba, to move skillfully across different ...

A video capturing the movement of Arcella as it travels across a glass surface. The scale bar represents 50 μm, and the playback speed is 10×. An international team of researchers led by Hokkaido ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown amoeba in the geothermal streams of California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park that can reproduce at temperatures reaching 145°F (63°C). Named ...

Angela Oliverio, a microbiologist at Syracuse University, studies the edge of what's possible. "There's a very deep curiosity and desire to understand life at its limits and at its most extreme," she ...

Barbecue tongs were the sampling tool. To pull an amoeba out of a narrow geothermal tributary in Lassen Volcanic National Park, a Syracuse University team used extended tools and kitchen tongs to stay ...

"There's a very deep curiosity and desire to understand life at its limits and at its most extreme," she says. "And where that boundary is and what truly are our constraints." It's not unlike ...

Share this page on Twitter Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Email Share this page on Print Angela Oliverio, a microbiologist at Syracuse University, studies the edge of what's possible. ...