Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have identified the genes that allow an organism to switch between living as single ...
Sponges are among Earth's most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic information from living sponges, as well as chemical signals from ancient rocks, ...
Long before modern medicine named and cataloged human herpesviruses, at least one of them was already quietly embedding ...
Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in Africa’s fossil record of human origins.
Living cells pay a hidden energy price not just to run chemical reactions, but to keep them on track and block all the ...
The oldest fossilized remains of complex animals appear suddenly in the fossil record, and as if from nowhere, in rocks that ...
The initial fear that the artificial intelligence and machine learning evolution will replace humans is shifting. A new ...
A study suggests menopause gives an evolutionary advantage to some whales. The findings could offer clues about menopause in ...
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After four centuries of advances, astronomers now capture the Sun’s swirling, dynamic features in stunning detail.
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An Iowa State University scientist is part of an international team of researchers that has upended one of the most famous examples of urban evolution -- the human-biting mosquito. The discovery, ...