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Researchers analyzed zinc isotopes in teeth and discovered that great white sharks make have contributed to the extinction of megalodon. Scientists investigated the diet of…
Johns Hopkins neuroscientists have pinpointed a mechanism in the brain responsible for a common type of age-related memory loss. As the brain ages, a region…
Researchers studying the European olm, and other cave dwellers, believe these strange creatures can provide important answers about evolution and even human eye diseases. Credit:…
Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna). New research shows that hummingbirds would struggle to cope if climate changes drives them to much higher elevations. Any animal ascending…
Potamites montanicola, classified as ‘Critically Endangered’ by automated the assessment method and as ‘Data Deficient’ by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Credit: Germán…
The wandering salamander, Aneides vagrans, is about 4 inches long and lives its entire life in the crowns of redwood trees more than 150 feet…
Pink sea fan. Credit: Jamie Stevens An iconic coral species found in UK waters could expand its range due to climate change, according to a…
According to a new study, the raw material for evolution is much more abundant in wild animals than was previously known. The raw material for…
Left: Normal spermatogenesis in the scrotum (34°C) Right: Impaired spermatogenesis in the abdomen (38°C). Credit: NIBB Testicles of most mammals are cooled in the scrotum,…
MIT researchers have found that neurons of the anteroventral thalamus (labeled green) play a critical role in spatial working memory. Neurons of the anterodorsal thalamus…
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have developed an imaging technique to capture information about the structure and function of brain tissue at subcellular level…
High-speed video of an arboreal salamander in a vertical wind tunnel. Salamanders that live their entire lives in the crowns of the world’s tallest trees,…
Previous studies found that mothers of twins are more fertile. However, new research shows they are not. Is it true that women who have twins…
When outfitted with a groundbreaking “laboratory in a can” to sample environmental DNA (eDNA), nimble robots like MBARI’s long-range autonomous underwater vehicle (LRAUV) can expand…
Image showing artificial ovary, where in vitro-generated female germ cells (magenta) enter meiosis (yellow cells) to become oocytes with help from supporting cells (cyan). This…
Using a new method, scientists have discovered that cells lose about 4% of their mass as they enter cell division. They are essentially taking out…
Chromosomes (shown in pink) are shared by the spindle (blue). Membranes (green) are a risk factor for correct chromosome sharing. Credit: University of Warwick Research…
New research has revealed that the brain and testes appear to be extremely adaptable to the use of many different kinds of genetic code to…
Phalotris shawnella. Credit: Jean-Paul Brouard A magnificent non-venomous snake, previously unknown to science, was discovered in Paraguay and described by researchers from the Paraguayan NGO…