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Published What crocodile DNA reveals about the Ice Age - What Crocodile DNA Reveals About the Ice Age


What drives crocodile evolution? Is climate a major factor or changes in sea levels? Determined to f...
Published What 'Chornobyl dogs' can tell us about survival in contaminated environments - What 'Chornobyl Dogs' Can Teach Us About Surviving in Contaminated Environments


In the first step toward understanding how dogs -- and perhaps humans -- might adapt to intense envi...
Published First ever 3D reconstruction of 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth chromosomes thanks to serendipitously freeze-dried skin



An international research team has assembled the genome and 3D chromosomal structures of a 52,000-ye...
Published Researchers map mosquito cells that may help the insects choose tastiest humans - Researchers Map Mosquito Cells That May Help the Insects Choose Tastiest Humans


In a bid to understand why mosquitoes may be more attracted to one human than another, researchers s...
Published Scientists slow aging by engineering longevity in cells - Scientists Slow Aging by Engineering Longevity in Cells



Researchers have developed a biosynthetic 'clock' that keeps cells from reaching normal levels of de...
Published The life below our feet: Team discovers microbes thriving in groundwater and producing oxygen in the dark - The Life Below Our Feet: Microbes Thriving in Groundwater and Producing Oxygen in the Dark



A survey of groundwater samples drawn from aquifers beneath more than 80,000 square miles of Canadia...
Published Scientists find world's oldest European hedgehog - Scientists Find World's Oldest European Hedgehog


The world's oldest scientifically-confirmed European hedgehog has been found in Denmark by a citizen...
Published Engineers create bacteria that can synthesize an unnatural amino acid - Engineers Create Bacteria That Can Synthesize an Unnatural Amino Acid



Researchers have engineered bacteria to synthesize an amino acid that contains a rare functional gro...
Published Characterizing abnormal neural networks in dogs with anxiety - Characterizing Abnormal Neural Networks in Dogs with Anxiety


Researchers report abnormalities in functional neural networks of dogs diagnosed with anxiety. The s...
Published Researchers discover birds with neurotoxin-laden feathers - Researchers Discover Birds with Neurotoxin-Laden Feathers


An expedition into the jungle of New Guinea has resulted in the discovery of two new species of pois...
Published A miniature heart in a petri dish: Organoid emulates development of the human heart - A Miniature Heart in a Petri Dish: Organoid Emulates Development of the Human Heart



A team has induced stem cells to emulate the development of the human heart. The result is a sort of...
Published Meet the hybrid micro-robot: The tiny robot that is able to navigate in a physiological environment and capture targeted damaged cells - Meet the hybrid micro-robot: The tiny robot that is able to navigate in a physiological environment and capture targeted damaged cells


Researchers have developed a hybrid micro-robot, the size of a single biological cell (about 10 micr...
Published Island-inhabiting giants, dwarfs more vulnerable to extinction - Island-inhabiting giants, dwarfs more vulnerable to extinction


Island-dwelling mammal species often expand or contract in size, becoming giant or dwarf versions of...
Published Rare tropical plant gains appetite for meat - Rare Tropical Plant Develops Carnivorous Appetite



Under certain circumstances, a rare tropical plant develops into a carnivore. A research team has no...
Published Protein-based nano-'computer' evolves in ability to influence cell behavior - Protein-based Nano-'Computer' Evolves in Ability to Influence Cell Behavior



The first protein-based nano-computing agent that functions as a circuit has been created. The miles...
Published Plants can distinguish when touch starts and stops, study suggests - Plants Can Distinguish When Touch Starts and Stops, Study Suggests



Even without nerves, plants can sense when something touches them and when it lets go, a study has f...
Published A protein mines, sorts rare earths better than humans, paving way for green tech - A Protein Mines, Sorts Rare Earths Better Than Humans, Paving Way for Green Tech



Rare earth elements, like neodymium and dysprosium, are a critical component to almost all modern te...
Published AI system can generate novel proteins that meet structural design targets - AI System Can Generate Novel Proteins That Meet Structural Design Targets



A new machine-learning system can generate protein designs with certain structural features, and whi...
Published How were amino acids, one of the key building blocks of life, formed before the origin of life on Earth? - How Were Amino Acids Formed Before the Origin of Life on Earth?



The amino acid abundances of two Ryugu particles were measured and compared with their rocky compone...
Published Octopuses rewire their brains to adapt to seasonal temperature shifts - Octopuses Rewire Their Brains to Adapt to Seasonal Temperature Shifts



Octopuses don't thermoregulate, so their powerful brains are exposed to -- and potentially threatene...