Species Can Experience Extinction Twice Before They Completely Go Extinct

Medicine & Technology Feb 18, 2022

A new study explains how species can experience extinction twice, and how the second one wipes them out completely from our system.

Protein That Organizes DNA Also Responsible for the Healthy Functioning of Blood Stem Cells, Study Shows

Jan 30, 2022

A new study found that the protein that can loosen or tighten the wrap of DNA in a chromosome also plays a major role in the healthy functioning of blood stem cells.

Did Octopus Come From Outer Space? New Study Claims Meteor Impacts Brought These Eight-Armed Creatures to Earth

Jan 28, 2022

A study argues that octopus and squid could come from outer space that was dropped to Earth in icy bolides several hundred million years ago.

New Tiny Non-Stinging Wasps Discovered; Researchers Name the Insect Species 'Neuroterus Valhalla'

Jan 25, 2022

Science reports recently described the newly discovered insect called the Neuroterus Valhalla as not having the noteworthy distinction of being the first-ever species of its kind to be defined alongside its completely sequenced genome.

A New Proteomics Method Links Excess R-loops to DNA Double-Strand Breaks and Genomic Instability

Jan 24, 2022

Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz, Germany, have developed a new method to identify proteins that bind to RNA-DNA structures called R-loops.

6th Mass Extinction Now Happening? Study Reveals Current Species Die-Off on Earth Caused by Humans

Jan 17, 2022

A new study recently revealed that the sixth mass extinction of the biodiversity of Earth is presently underway. Such study validates the warnings that species of this planet have been dying off at a quicker rate in the past few centuries.

London's River Thames Now Home to Various Marine Species After 64 Years of Being Declared as 'Biologically Dead'

Nov 24, 2021

New life is now living in River Thames 64 years later when it was declared biologically dead. But a health check paints a worrying picture as climate change worsens, causing temperature rise and increased water levels.

False Fossils on Mars: Explorers Searching For Life on Red Planet Can Be Fooled

Nov 18, 2021

Scientists warn that 'false biosignatures,' or fossil-like specimens generated by chemical processes, might throw off the search for life on Mars.

DNA Reveals Brain Differences Between Humans and Chimpanzees; Researchers Grow the 2 Cell Types to Compare

Nov 14, 2021

Sweden-based Lund University stem cell researchers recently found that DNA is following brain differences between humans and nonhuman primates.

DNA Reveals Brain Differences Between Humans and Chimpanzees; Researchers Grow the 2 Cell Types to Compare

Nov 14, 2021

Sweden-based Lund University stem cell researchers recently found that DNA is following brain differences between humans and nonhuman primates.

World Experts Meet in Colombia for International Neuroscience Congress

Oct 20, 2021

The event will feature the participation of John O'Keefe, British-American neuroscientist and psychologist who, in 2014, together with Edvard Moser and May Britt received the Nobel Prize in Medicine. The wonders of the brain and neuroscience at UNAB, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Colombia.

Aging Worms Engage in Self-Destructive Behavior When Their Reproductive Days Are Over

Oct 07, 2021

UCL researchers discovered that the selfless and sacrificial act of aging worms to support the next generation could reveal secrets toward slowing human aging.

Breaking Discovery: How Scientists Have Unearthed a 120 Million-Year-Old Prehistoric Peacock That Lived Alongside Dinosaurs

Oct 07, 2021

A new study suggests the the direct lineage of peacocks from Cretaceous period had secrets on their anatomical structure that allowed them to survive the space rock mass extinction.

Ant Social Parasitism: Plot Twists in the Origins and Evolution of These Tiny Animals Revealed

Sep 30, 2021

A researcher can now tell of a story that's 30 million years in the making, the evolution of social parasitism in ants also known as a myrmecological marvel.

Worm With No Ears Can "Listen" to Sound, Offers New Tool for Studying Sensory Biology

Sep 22, 2021

An earless worm called Caenorhabditis elegans can sense and respond to sound despite lacking ear-like organs. Scientists have now discovered that they "listen" through their skin.