Ancient DNA Rewrites Story of Enigmatic ‘American Cheetah’
For several decades, paleontologists have described Miracinonyx trumani — an extinct species of cheetah-like felid that roamed the…
A rare sight: Young piebald deer spotted in Cumberland, Maine
A rare sight: Young piebald deer spotted in southern Maine CUMBERLAND, Maine — A rare piebald deer, also…
First human trials of designer protein therapies stun US neuroscientists
“Stunned silence.” That’s how Bryan Roth of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine described the…
Possible relationship between genetic polymorphisms and the risk of exercise addiction among Turkish elite athletes: an exploratory pilot study
The present exploratory pilot study investigated genetic variants potentially associated with EA among elite Turkish athletes using a…
Neanderthal Gene Still Shapes Muscle and Jaws in Some Living Humans
Neanderthals vanished roughly 42,000 years ago, but a piece of their biology appears to be quietly at work…
Scientists Find Traces of Two Unknown Archaic Hominins in Human DNA
New research led by the University of California, Berkeley reveals that beyond Neanderthals and Denisovans, humans interbred with…
Perilous and Preposterous, ‘Cliffhanger’ Brought Stallone Back From the Brink
What’s a “good-bad” movie? It’s the kind of flick that might have you cackling, hollering or groaning, one…
‘Only death can stop me’: terminally ill Chinese tycoon works 12 hours daily to cure ALS
A former Chinese e-commerce executive in the final stages of a rare disease is still working 12-hour days,…
Small Business: Tradie turns sleepless nights into AI tool to tame job budgets
What tradies do at the start of a project is gather all the estimates and quotes, along with…
Marine Biologists Solve Mystery of Deep-Sea ‘Golden Orb’
In the lightless depths of the Gulf of Alaska, approximately 3,251 m (two miles) below the surface, a…
Scientists Reconstruct One of Oldest Known Neanderthal Communities
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from eight fossils found in Stajnia Cave in Poland reveals a tight-knit group of Neanderthals…
Popular sweeteners may impact metabolism across generations
When you choose a diet version of your favorite fizzy drink, you consume non-nutritive sweeteners, which taste sweet…