Some early life forms may have breathed oxygen well before it filled the atmosphere | MIT News
Oxygen is a vital and constant presence on Earth today. But that hasn’t always been the case. It…
Reprogrammed neutrophils promote tumor growth
Predicting tumor progression is one of the major challenges in oncology. Scientists at the University of Geneva (UNIGE)…
Enigmatic Fossils Fill Missing Chapters in Story of Earth’s First Fishes
In two separate studies, paleontologists in Australia and China examined the fossilized remains of enigmatic Devonian lungfish with…
Bacteria repurpose viral injection systems to target diverse cells
New study shows how bacteria adapted a virus-derived injection system to recognize and attach to many different types…
Tiny New Species of Herbivorous Dinosaur Unearthed in Spain
A new genus and species of diminutive bipedal dinosaur has been identified from the fossils found in Burgos…
Earth’s First Sponges Were Soft, Not Spiky, Study Finds
If you imagine the earliest animals on Earth, you might picture something simple but sturdy. Maybe a sponge-like…
AI uncovers evolution of genetic control elements in mammalian cerebellum
Artificial intelligence allows tracing the evolution of genetic control elements in the developing mammalian cerebellum. An international research…
New Online Tool Charts Evolution of Every Known Bird Species
Ornithologists with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have stitched together the most complete avian evolutionary tree ever, unveiling…
our modern obsession with ‘wellness’ is driven by ancient instincts
If you’ve spent even a little time on social media in recent years, you’ve no doubt come across…
Cancer vaccines enter a new era of personalized immunotherapy
A new comprehensive review from researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai details how decades…
Study explores how shared cells influence health across generations
During pregnancy, maternal and fetal cells migrate back and forth across the placenta, with fetal cells entering the…
Biomechanical limits of hopping in the hindlimbs of giant extinct kangaroos
Specimens All species included in this study were macropodiforms; the bone measurement dataset encompassed all extant families and…