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.…
Island land snails’ extinction rates as high as 80% or more
Reading time: 2 minutesInvasive species, like this flatworm, contribute to land snail extinctions. (Photo credit: S. Sugiura) Extinction…
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…
‘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…
Drought-resilient algae to help reclaim 6,667 hectares of desert
Chinese researchers are working on a massive geoengineering project of “artificial crusting.” They are using vast amounts of…
Researchers Map How Quantum Computing Could Accelerate Single-Cell Biology
Insider Brief A new study outlines how quantum computing, used alongside classical computing and AI, could help address…
They Send Messages Via The Air
Volatile compounds drifting on the breeze. Electrical pulses firing under bark. Scientists are discovering that trees are anything…