its secret could help extend human lifespan
The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) can live for more than 200 years, thanks in part to a highly…
Glowing sperm helps to reveal secrets of mosquito sex
Sex between Aedes aegypti mosquitoes lasts about 14 seconds.Credit: Jacopo Razzauti/The Rockefeller University Female mosquitoes that transmit dengue…
Serial innovations by Asgard archaea shaped the DNA replication machinery of the early eukaryotic ancestor
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A Carnian theropod with unexpectedly derived features during the first dinosaur radiation
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Lifetime expression of egg rejection behaviour in Eurasian magpies is associated with variation in a polymorphic genetic marker
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Twenty years of tuberculosis-driven selection shaped the evolution of the meerkat major histocompatibility complex
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The northward migration of great white sharks, by the numbers
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — New data shows that great white sharks are spending more time in the chilly…
Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag in Yosemite
A Yosemite National Park ranger was fired after hanging a pride flag from El Capitan while some visitors…
Assessment of Chlorella vulgaris as a biological control agent against tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium (Acari: Ixodidae) in Egypt
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Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed over 5 billion sea stars
WASHINGTON — Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion…
South Africa starts injecting rhino horns with radioactive material to curb poaching
MOKOPANE, South Africa. — A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the horns of…