Newly discovered protein controls the space between mitochondrial membranes
Mitochondria are the tiny powerpacks that supply most of the energy our cells need. Their ability to generate…
Shared meiosis proteins show surprising functional differences across animals
Every egg cell and sperm cell depends on meiosis, a tightly choreographed process in which chromosomes find their…
Early Cambrian Fossil Rewrites Starfish Family Tree
A 518-million-year-old ambulacrarian fossil from China suggests that the common ancestor of starfish and their relatives was not…
Small, Chicken-Like Dinosaur May Have Had a Jaw Built for Fruit
Fossils from Montana show a small oviraptorosaur with a jaw that slid front to back, a feature shared…
Scientists Shocked to Discover ‘D-rex’, a Giant Fungus from Chinese Forests Dating Back 65 Million Years
– pictured, the stromata of Dianjunus rex in the field / doi: 10.3389/ffunb.2026.1940464 Deep in the forests of…
Scientists Discover Ancient Genetic Shake-Up That May Explain the Extraordinary Intelligence of Octopuses
New genetic research may reveal the secret to how cephalopods, including octopuses, developed some of the most complex…
New project explores mitochondrial evolution across diverse life forms
A research consortium has generated the broadest look yet at the proteins that make up mitochondria, capturing the…
New Gobi Desert Fossil Rewrites a Chapter of Mammal Evolution
Tamirkhan balcarceli (skull and partial hindlimb) – credit, Nicole Wong / © AMNH A remarkably well-preserved fossil from…
New Feathered Dinosaur Suggests Flight Evolved More Than Once among Birds’ Closest Relatives
Norellraptor barsboldi, a new species of small microraptorine dinosaur from the 120-million-year-old rock beds of China’s Liaoning province,…
700 Million Years Of Cell Evolution
Original story from King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST; Thuwal, Saudi Arabia). A new AI tool…
120-Million-Year-Old Fossil Pushes Back Origin of Marsupial Lineage
A new species of deltatheroidan mammal from China may be the oldest confirmed ancestor of marsupials yet found,…
Scientists Found Two Bizarre New Sea Spiders. One Has Three Lips and Red Eyes
Callipallene pilosuspedes, a species of sea spider newly discovered in the Salish Sea by UBC researchers. Photo credit:…