Scientists’ chemical breakthrough sheds light on origins of life | Innovate UK
The findings, published in the journal Science, reveal the team has identified a remarkably small ribonucleic acid (RNA)…
Did Life Begin as Slime? Scientists Propose Novel ‘Gel-First’ Origin of Life Theory
Long before the first cell divided, before DNA carried genetic instructions, and before membranes enclosed the chemistry of…
Whiskers on Elephant’s Trunk Are Key to its Amazing Sense of Touch
credit – A Posado via SWNS The whiskers on an elephant’s trunk are key to its “amazing” sense…
Space station experiment shows microbes extract metals from meteorites
Microbes could be the future space miners, helping humans survive on long-term missions by extracting mineral resources from…
Biological Clocks Are a Mystery — This Class Tracks Them Down
We wake up in the morning and go to bed at night — most of us, at least.…
Adult tiny dinosaur from Spain fills 70 million-year evolutionary gap
In the world of paleontology, the biggest bones usually grab the loudest headlines. But a tiny set of…
Scientists Finally Understand How Animals Experience Joy
Scientists have known for a while now that animals feel pain. When it comes to other emotions, like…
300-million-year-old brain rhythm links humans, birds, and lizards
Sleep looks peaceful on the outside, but inside the brain, it is anything but quiet. Neurons pulse, blood…
World-first deep-ocean landers to hunt down origins of dark oxygen
Researchers have unveiled two world-first deep-ocean landers designed to probe the origins of dark oxygen, which is produced…
Predator and provider: new research reveals how polar bears feed ecosystems
It’s well known that polar bears are the top predator in the Arctic, each one killing a seal…
‘Space mouse’ successfully gives birth to nine pups after return
Following a 14-day mission aboard China’s space station, a female mouse has successfully delivered a litter of nine…
NASA finds super-tough bacteria that could survive Mars trip
NASA has some of the cleanest rooms in the world to prevent contamination. But some microbes have found…