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Published Stolen genes allow parasitic control of behavior



A research team has discovered that parasites manipulate their hosts using stolen genes that they li...
Published The medicine of the future could be artificial life forms



Imagine a life form that doesn't resemble any of the organisms found on the tree of life. One that h...
Published New type of tiny wasp comes with mysterious, cloud-like structures at ends of antennae



Fossil researchers have discovered a novel genus and species of tiny wasp with a mysterious, bulbous...
Published Mummified feces reveals pre-Columbian cultures of the Caribbean consumed a diversity of plants



DNA analysis of mummified feces reveals two pre-Columbian Caribbean cultures ate a wide variety of p...
Published Animals like crickets use the ground to amplify calls



When animals 'sing' sitting on the ground -- such as when crickets chirp -- their volume and reach i...
Published With unprecedented flares, stellar corpse shows signs of life



After a distant star's explosive death, an active stellar corpse was the likely source of repeated e ...
Published Test reveals mice think like babies



Are mice clever enough to be strategic? A neuroscientist who studies learning in humans and animals,...
Published Cheetahs' unrivalled speed explained by their 'sweet spot' size, finds Imperial study



A new study has answered a long-held question about why medium-sized land animals like cheetahs tend ...
Published With hybrid brains, these mice smell like a rat



Mice lacking an olfactory system have had their sense of smell restored with neurons from rats, the...
Published Discovery tests theory on cooling of white dwarf stars



Open any astronomy textbook to the section on white dwarf stars and you'll likely learn that they ar ...
Published Engineers design soft and flexible 'skeletons' for muscle-powered robots



Engineers designed modular, spring-like devices to maximize the work of live muscle fibers so they c ...
Published Coming out to a chatbot?



Today, there are dozens of large language model (LLM) chatbots aimed at mental health care -- addres...
Published Scientists invent 'living bioelectronics' that can sense and heal skin



Reaserchers have created a prototype for what they call 'living bioelectronics': a combination of li...
Published Artificial blood vessels could improve heart bypass outcomes



3D-printed blood vessels, which closely mimic the properties of human veins, could transform the tre...
Published Hunter-gatherers kept an 'orderly home' in the earliest known British dwelling



Archaeological evidence from the world-famous Mesolithic site of Star Carr in North Yorkshire has sh...
Published Cuttlefish can form false memories, too



During an event, details like what you saw, smelled, and felt aren't stored as a single memory. Rath ...
Published Alzheimer's drug may someday help save lives by inducing a state of 'suspended animation'


Researchers have found that an Alzheimer's drug, donepezil, can induce a safe and reversible torpor-...
Published Milky Way-like galaxy found in the early universe



Astronomers have discovered the most distant barred spiral galaxy, similar to the Milky Way, that ha...
Published Rocks from Mars' Jezero Crater, which likely predate life on Earth, contain signs of water



Scientists report that rock samples from Mars' Jezero Crater contain minerals that are typically for...
Published What fat cats on a diet may tell us about obesity in humans



Pet cats may be excellent animal models for the study of obesity origins and treatment in humans, a...