Mobile intron RNA from a bacterial predator accumulates in dead archaeal cells
Cultivation Anaerobic cultivation techniques were applied18. One liter of freshwater medium contained 1.0 g of NaCl, 0.4 g of MgCl2 × 6…
Rethinking the Cambrian Explosion: Before Shells and Limbs, There Was the Brain
A new hypothesis proposes that the Cambrian Explosion — the sudden burst of animal diversity 500 million years…
New insights into ALS progression through glial cell behavior
All the core facilities of the Cibio Department of the University of Trento are involved in a study…
AI model reads genetic code to trace evolutionary history
Researchers at the University of Oregon have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can read genetic code the…
Giant Daisies Rewrite the Rules of Evolution
Charles Darwin (1809–1882) was a British naturalist whose work transformed biology by providing a unifying explanation for the…
College Student Identifies Bizarre New Carnivorous Dinosaur Three Times Older Than T. rex
Artistic rendition of Ptychotherates bucculentus. Credit: Illustration by Megan Sodano for Virginia Tech. A distorted dinosaur skull, once…
Scorpions Are Literally Metal, Study Reveals
One of the more fascinating and fearsome creatures in the world, the scorpion, is even cooler than you…
Meet The Eel That Generates 800V — A Biologist Explains How It Doesn’t Electrocute Itself
At first glance, the electric eel’s abilities feel implausible. But upon a closer inspection, we find a precise,…
Ancient Bacteria Turned a DNA System Into a Cell Skeleton
Fluorescently labeled CorM filaments inside Anabaena. These represent a newly discovered cytoskeleton in multicellular cyanobacteria. Credit: © Loose…
289-Million-Year-Old Reptile Mummy Reveals Origin of Human Breathing System
A fossilized reptile the size of a small lizard has revealed the oldest known example of rib-driven breathing,…
Ancient octopus ancestors may have been ‘gigantic’ predators during dinosaur age
Octopuses’ earliest relatives that lived 100 million years ago may have been “gigantic” predators that hunted alongside the…
Did kraken-like octopuses rule Cretaceous seas? Massive jaw fossils offer clues
Artist’s impression of an extinct Nanaimoteuthis species, often called krakens, which could have rivalled large marine reptiles in…