How did life get multicellular? Five simple organisms could have the answer
For some three billion years, unicellular organisms ruled Earth. Then, around one billion years ago, a new chapter…
Mystery hominin skull discovered in 1960 dated to at least 286,000 years old
A mystery in human evolution may be close to being solved, thanks to a new study by the…
75-Million-Year-Old Dragonfly Species Found | Sci.News
Named Cordualadensa acorni, the new dragonfly species from Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park represents the only Mesozoic dragonfly for…
Genetic mutation in key enzyme may explain why humans survived while Neanderthals went extinct
A minor genetic difference in one of the enzymes may have helped separate modern humans from Neanderthals and…
Balancing copper antimicrobials to combat antibiotic resistance
Copper has emerged as an ally in the battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Copper sulfate liquids, for example, have…
Mystery early human relatives reached Sulawesi over a million years ago, oldest evidence found on ‘hobbit’ island neighbor
A set of ancient stone tools found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has pushed back the timeline…
Neanderthal genes linked to rare brain-skull disorder, study finds
A recent study shows that Neanderthal DNA from ancient times can cause a neurological condition known as Chiari…
China’s Health Care Evolution: Pioneering a Sustainable and Equitable Future
China’s health care system, serving 1.4 billion people, stands as a global benchmark for scale and ambition. With…
Once Believed to Be Junk, Viral Ancient DNA Has Been Ghost Writing Our Genetic Code
We all have one: a junk drawer that we stuff full of all our random — and often…
We Might Have Been Wrong About Where Spiders Came From
Technically speaking, every living thing on Earth can trace its origins to the sea. Some of these earliest…
Ancient viral DNA found to regulate human gene expression
A new international study suggests that ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, which were long dismissed as…
Naomi cashes in Money in the Bank contract to win women’s world title at Evolution 2
Any time Rhea Ripley has been involved in a match that also included Iyo Sky, WWE pushed the…