These organisms have survived virtually unchanged through 5 mass extinctions and half a billion years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of algae called Protocodium sinense which predates the origin of land plants and modern animals and provides new insight into the early ...

The light-sensing molecules that tell plants whether to germinate, when to flower and which direction to grow to seek more sunlight were inherited millions of years ago from ancient algae, finds a new ...