protozoa

The name is also somewhat ... creepy.

From the international database of more than 1,500 multi-genomes, scientists have restructured a single genome of 7,280 new bacteria and 623 bacteria (protozoan microorganisms).

Three billion years ago, gold in the ocean was 10 times more than today, Australian mining scientists concluded.

Microorganisms that have existed for millions of years will be tested in space to test the viability of life on Mars.

Scientists at Dalhousie University, Canada and the University of Hawaii have published a study, which shows that there are about 8.7 million different species that exist on Earth.