An Australian teenager has been confirmed to be the first person in the country, and the…
A new genetic analysis has offered a fascinating glimpse into the ancient encounters between…
While collecting adult specimens of the common ornamental jellyfish family Malagazziidae in the shallow waters of Nagasaki and Yamaguchi Prefectures in Japan, researchers noticed a feature they had never seen before. Instead of the translucent,…
After fertilization, the gametes within the egg prepare to coordinate the formation of a new life. Genomicists have traditionally thought that this period, before a coordinating process called zygotic genome activation begins, is marked by genome…
When Neanderthals and modern humans met tens of thousands of years ago, they left behind a genetic legacy that most people of non-African ancestry still carry today. But a new study published in Science suggests those ancient pairings were not…
Images of turtles tangled in nets or fish choked by bags are the most obvious signs that plastic pollution is harming our oceans. But plastic isn’t just dangerous because of its physical bulk, it’s also dangerous due toe to the chemicals it…
In the wilds of Ireland live a fascinating yet dwindling breed of goats known as Old Irish Goats. The species is the only indigenous breed to the Emerald Isle, and new research may have uncovered the origins of the goat’s genetic lineage.
Writing…
For people facing aggressive brain cancer, the outlook is usually grim. Even after surgery, tumors often return, and patients typically survive just four to five months.
But a new clinical study suggests a promising combination therapy could…
On the moon, the soil is as sharp as glass. On Mars, it’s dusty, dry, and barren. Neither resembles the soft earth farmers depend on. Yet if humans are going to live beyond Earth, crops will have to grow in that material.
Rather than hauling…
Nearly two million years ago, as early members of the genus Homo expanded into Southeast Asia’s tropical forests, they encountered a landscape teeming with primates, predators, and insects — including mosquitoes that may already have been…
