DNA From a Mysterious Extinct Hominin May Have Helped Ancient Americans Survive
New research suggests that as ancient humans migrated into the Americas, they carried a surprising evolutionary advantage hidden…
Why Salmonella Dublin poses a food safety threat in beef and dairy
A nationwide genomic study shows that while Salmonella Dublin looks genetically uniform, it hides powerful resistance traits that…
Rugby World Cup 2025: Jorja Miller is redefining flanker role in rugby evolution – Alice Soper
Now we have Miller. How she is playing flanker is redefining the role on the rugby field. We’ve…
Insect applications to open wounds by chimpanzees in the wild: first insights from East African chimpanzees
Kirmayer, L. J. The cultural diversity of healing: meaning, metaphor and mechanism. Br. Med. Bull. 69, 33–48 (2004).…
Why Great White Sharks’ DNA Doesn’t Add Up
Once survivors of the ice age, great white sharks carry a strange DNA riddle. Nuclear and mitochondrial results…
Early puberty and early childbirth linked to faster aging
Buck Institute study finds genetic trade-offs that favor early reproduction can come at a cost later in life.…
Genetic mutation in key enzyme may explain why humans survived while Neanderthals went extinct
A minor genetic difference in one of the enzymes may have helped separate modern humans from Neanderthals and…
Early puberty and childbirth tied to accelerated aging and higher disease risk
Reproductive timing matters when it comes to aging and age-related disease. In a study now online at eLife¸…
HonorHealth taps longevity authority Nicholas J. Schork to lead new research division
Nicholas J. Schork, Ph.D., an international authority on human longevity and health maintenance, has joined HonorHealth Research Institute…
Marsupials are underrated Australian survivors. It’s time to get to know them better
A small golden animal with shovel-like claws swims through the red sand of Australia’s central desert in pursuit…
Victorian fossil leads to discovery of new species of ancient baleen whale
Researchers have hailed the discovery of an ancient whale species in Australia’s south-east as a milestone in marine…
Mystery early human relatives reached Sulawesi over a million years ago, oldest evidence found on ‘hobbit’ island neighbor
A set of ancient stone tools found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has pushed back the timeline…