Registration Is Now Open For Origins 2026
Origins 2026 is an international conference jointly organized by the International Society for the Study of the Origins…
Wild chimpanzees in Uganda are drinking the equivalent of a beer a day
One of the boozy chimps. Credit: Aleksey Maro/UC Berkeley Since you can’t exactly breathalyze a wild ape, Aleksey…
Study: Ancient Mating Preferences, Not Natural Selection, Helped Shape Human Genome
Prehistoric humans and Neanderthals didn’t just interbreed, they did so with a consistent sex bias, as male Neanderthals…
Rare Fossils in Amber Raise Questions About Secret Lives of Cretaceous Insects
Amber in Case 6 – Credit: Dr Jose de la Fuente / Institute for Game and Wildlife Research…
Jumping DNA fragments found to destabilize cancer genome
A study published today in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite,…
Neanderthal DNA loss tied to ancient interbreeding dynamics
The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia.…
90-Million-Year-Old Patagonian Fossil Reveals Missing Chapter in Evolution of Alvarezsauroid Dinosaurs
A remarkably complete skeleton of the alvarezsauroid dinosaur species Alnashetri cerropoliciensis from Patagonia, Argentina, as well as two…
Finding Nemo, losing stripes: Baby clownfish shed bars to secure their social rank
Published on 22/02/2026 – 7:02 GMT+1 Dressing to look more grown-up is a teenage rite of passage –…
Study analyzes alterations in the cerebral cortex in people with psychosis
Researchers at the University of Seville have analyzed alterations in the cerebral cortex in people suffering from psychosis.…
MULTI-evolve accelerates protein engineering with machine learning
The search space for protein engineering grows exponentially with complexity. A protein of just 100 amino acids has…
Snakes Resort to Cannibalism When the Opportunity Strikes, Study Shows
Scientists have uncovered yet another reason not to trust a snake—the slithering creatures have a habit of eating…
Study reveals poxvirus’s unique DNA clamp for gene activation
A research team at the University of Würzburg has deciphered another aspect of poxviral gene activation. The study…