A newly discovered species of amoeba has been named after the wizard Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings due to its shells striking resemblance to the wizard's gray hat. The aquatic amoeba found in ...

As far as most laypeople know, all amoebas are soft-bodied creatures – sort of like microscopic versions of The Blob. In fact, though, amoebas of the Thecamoeba genus have a hard outer carapace. In ...

A newfound amoeba species whose funnel-shaped shell resembles a wizard's hat has been named after one of the most famous warlocks: Gandalf, of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The ...

Thecamoebians are among the 30 to 45 lineages of amoebae known to exist worldwide. During their evolution, they have developed the ability to produce a varyingly-shaped protective outer carapace or ...

Gandalf is the only Wizard who travels to the Undying Lands at the end of The Lord of the Rings, and there are particular ...

Fan theories about Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit abound, but a particularly compelling one we’d never heard before was blowing minds on Reddit over the holiday weekend. Dungeons and Dragons ...

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