Scientists Keep Finding the Same Mysterious Beat Across the Animal Kingdom, From Fireflies to Sea Lions
Credit: Pexels Fireflies flash, crickets chirp, and sea lions bark. Three examples with signals so radically different that…
Genomic insights into the persistence of Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) in conflict-affected South Sudan
Daskin, J. H. & Pringle, R. M. Warfare and wildlife declines in Africa’s protected areas. Nature 553, 328–332…
Ancient DNA Rewrites Story of Enigmatic ‘American Cheetah’
For several decades, paleontologists have described Miracinonyx trumani — an extinct species of cheetah-like felid that roamed the…
Red Meat Helped Build Humanity, Now It May Be Harming Us
Red meat has played an important role in human diets for millions of years, providing concentrated nutrients that…
This Startup Is Building Superconducting Satellite Motors
Zenno CEO Max Arshavsky Zenno Superconducting satellites. Progress in nuclear fusion. Why performative AI is overrated. All that…
Ancient proteins revived to inspire new antimicrobial treatments
University of Oregon biologists have resurrected prehistoric proteins up to 160 million years old that carry natural antimicrobial…
Crocodiles Evolved Backwards From Warm-Blooded Species to Cold-Blooded Killers
Despite an incredible number of visible differences, modern-day crocodiles and birds share a common ancestor dating back to…
Weizmann study reveals how DNA repair enzymes choose targets
When a wound does not heal properly, it leaves a scar. Similarly, mutations – which are permanent changes…
Scientists Add Unlikely New Member to World’s Carnivorous Plants
More than 150 years after Charles Darwin first wondered whether certain sticky-leaved Saxifraga plants might be secretly carnivorous,…
The Weirdest Theory Yet for Why Life on Earth Suddenly Exploded
In the first 20 million years of the Cambrian period, Earth experienced an explosion of life—a great evolutionary…
Insilico Medicine highlights AI-powered biological target discovery for rare sinonasal cancer
Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”), a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company, today announced the publication of a collaborative…
Penn State study identifies genetic regions linked to avian herpesvirus virulence
A highly contagious herpes virus causes Marek’s disease, a deadly illness that mainly infects chickens. While it does…