Ancient Plant Fossils Help Explain the Rise of Flowering Plants

Medicine & Technology May 27, 2021

Flowering plants, formally known as angiosperms, are now among the most populous across terrestrial ecosystems, providing other organisms with food through their fruits. However, their exact origins have remained a mystery for a long time - and ancient plant fossils could help unravel their secrets.

Water Anole Lizards Can Dive Underwater Using Bubble Snouts, Product of Repetitive Evolution

May 26, 2021

A recent discovery shows that water lizards, also known as anoles, can scuba-dive and breath under streams. The semi-aquatic lizards can stay underwater for up to 16 minutes.

‘Dumbo’ Octopus Living in Pacific Discovered; Researchers Say They Formed Habitat 7,000 Deep

Apr 26, 2021

Scientists recently identified a new kind, the 'Grimpoteuthis' family, also known as 'Dumbo octopus,' in the northern portion of the Emperor Seamounts found in the northern Pacific Ocean.

Human DNA From the Air Could Now Be Collected

Apr 01, 2021

A British study shows a potential breakthrough in forensics with the ability to detect human DNA from the air.

MIT Engineers Devise Cost-Effective Method For Imaging Viruses

Mar 30, 2021

A team of engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has devised a new nanoimaging technique that uses an ordinary light microscope to view viruses and other biological samples at the nanometer scale.

Researchers Discover Natural Law That Explains Sharp Structures in Animals

Mar 30, 2021

Apparently, a universal model could describe how teeth, horns, claws, beaks, thorns, and other sharp structures in plants and animals are developed - and researchers have identified what it is.

New Nanobiomaterial Inhibits Inflammation, Boosts Neuronal Growth in Mice

Mar 24, 2021

A new study successfully demonstrated the efficacy of a nanobiomaterial in mice with spinal cord injuries - inhibiting inflammation and boosting neuronal growth.

MBL Researchers Imaged First Body Plan Moments in the Embryo

Feb 05, 2021

Researchers have successfully imaged how embryo developments and arrangements in the cell begin.

Magnetotactic Bacteria May Explain Unique Behaviors in Some Animals

Sep 15, 2020

Researchers take a look at the presence of magnetotactic bacteria in several animal species which may explain a 'sixth sense.' The unique bacteria are found in animals like whales, sea turtles, and migratory birds.

Chemical Used as Defense Against Pests, Used by Moths to Lay Eggs

Sep 11, 2020

Isothiocyanates, produced by cruciferous plants as a defense against pests, are also key in telling diamondback moths where to lay their eggs.

Florida Boy Dies After Contracting Brain-Eating Amoeba From Lake

Sep 10, 2020

A brain-eating amoeba killed the 13-year-old boy days after swimming at a campground in Florida.

Children Whose Parents Are Divorced Have Lower Levels of Love Hormones

Sep 10, 2020

A new study suggests that people who saw their parents divorce when they were children were found to have lower levels of oxytocin, also known as the "love hormone."

Evidence of Parallel Evolution in Whales is Found With Extinct Giant Dolphin

Jul 10, 2020

Paleontologists link a gigantic killer dolphin species, the Ankylorhiza, to modern whales. The parallel evolution of the two species began over 50 million years ago.

[VIDEO] New Deep Imaging System Reveals the Insides of the Sea's Weirdest Creatures

Jun 06, 2020

WATCH: Scientists filmed a gelatinous type of a sea creature known as a siphonophore whose length is estimated at 150 feet, which could be the world's longest example of oceanic life.

Three Boys Get Themselves Bitten by a Black Widow Hoping to Gain Spiderman's Powers

May 30, 2020

Three Bolivian brothers help each other get bitten by a black widow to mimic their favorite superhero, Spiderman. Scientists reveal just how much of the comics are real.