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,…
Museum Fossil Reveals Triassic Crocodile Cousin with Powerful Jaws
CT scans of a decades-old specimen from the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History show a new species…
Big-Nosed Herbivorous Dinosaur May Have Been Picky Eater
New research shows that the large-bodied ornithopod dinosaur Muttaburrasaurus langdoni from the mid-Cretaceous of Australia was no ordinary…
Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution
Some gene variants became consistently more or less frequent over time in ancient human populations — a sign…
‘First Contact’ That May Have Led To Complex Life On Earth Finally Witnessed By Scientists
Friday, 10 April 2026, 6:57 pmArticle: The Conversation Brendan Paul Burns, UNSW Sydney and Kymberley Oakley, Indigenous Knowledge…
Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2 shows no signs of greater danger
The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing eminent human and animal virologists from more than 90 Centers of Excellence…