Researchers have discovered the oldest known fragment of fossilized skin, over 21 million years older than previous findings, from an early Paleozoic reptile. The study…
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A study has identified genes that influence obesity risk differently across sexes and age groups, offering new insights into the biological pathways of obesity. These…
Modern computing techniques are transforming historical research by enabling the analysis of cultural artifacts to uncover societal mindsets and psychological trends. However, these methods, mainly…
In a groundbreaking study reported in Current Biology, researchers have found the earliest-known fossil mosquitoes in Lebanese amber, revealing that ancient male mosquitoes likely fed…
Alex de Vries’ research highlights the substantial water consumption of Bitcoin mining, exacerbating the global water crisis. This issue is particularly severe in water-scarce regions…
Images showing the green fluorescence signals in different body parts of the live-birth chimeric monkey at the age of 3 days Credit: Cell/Cao et al.…
“Unlike other football players, goalkeepers are required to make thousands of very fast decisions based on limited or incomplete sensory information,” says Michael Quinn, the…
Artificial intelligence (AI) brings numerous benefits, but its adoption might come with a significant energy cost, as highlighted by a recent study. Generative AI models,…
The climate crisis has spurred a surge in commercial tree plantations for carbon offset, but these might harm biodiversity and other ecosystem functions, argue researchers.…
Researchers studying Claudio, a man with his head rotated back almost 180 degrees, suggest that people’s adeptness at processing upright faces results from both evolution…
Jellyfish, despite lacking centralized brains, exhibit advanced learning abilities similar to humans and other complex organisms, challenging traditional beliefs about neural learning processes. Jellyfish Learning…
Chinese scientists have successfully synthesized spider silk from genetically modified silkworms, producing fibers far stronger than Kevlar. Published in the journal Matter, this groundbreaking study…
Researchers have compared the genomes of woolly mammoths and modern-day elephants to identify the unique characteristics of woolly mammoths. In a study published in Current…
In a new opinion paper published in Trends in Genetics, evolutionary geneticist Asher Cutter highlights the ethical and scientific considerations surrounding “genetic welding,” the use…
A meta-analysis published in Current Biology found that good sleep plays a crucial role in boosting the immune system’s response to vaccination. Individuals who slept…
Bacterial communities in the penile urethra. Credit: Stephen Jordan Contrary to common beliefs, your urine is not germ-free. In fact, a new study shows that…
Ludwig van Beethoven in portrait by Carl Jaeger. Over two centuries after Ludwig van Beethoven’s request to disclose his progressive hearing loss upon his death,…
This is a histological image of a rat brain with a grafted human brain organoid. Credit: Jgamadze et al. In a study published in the…
A new genetic study, published in the journal Neuron, calls into question the traditional belief that the “love hormone” oxytocin plays a crucial role in…