AI model reads genetic code to trace evolutionary history
Researchers at the University of Oregon have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can read genetic code the…
Study: Butterflies and Moths Have Reused Same Genetic Toolkit for 120 Million Years
A landmark study of several butterfly lineages and a day-flying moth in South America shows that convergent evolution…
Darwin’s Islands Still Evolving: Giant Daisies Rewrite the Rules of Evolution
Charles Darwin (1809–1882) was a British naturalist whose work transformed biology by providing a unifying explanation for the…
College Student Identifies Bizarre New Carnivorous Dinosaur Three Times Older Than T. rex
Artistic rendition of Ptychotherates bucculentus. Credit: Illustration by Megan Sodano for Virginia Tech. A distorted dinosaur skull, once…
Identifying the ages when Alzheimer’s biomarkers sharply change
New research pinpoints the ages when Alzheimer’s-related brain changes accelerate, offering critical clues to when screening may be…
When Dawkins met Claude – UnHerd
The Turing Test is shorthand for a 1950 thought experiment that the great mathematician, logician, computer-pioneer, and cryptographer…
Scorpions Are Literally Metal, Study Reveals
One of the more fascinating and fearsome creatures in the world, the scorpion, is even cooler than you…
Meet The Eel That Generates 800V — A Biologist Explains How It Doesn’t Electrocute Itself
At first glance, the electric eel’s abilities feel implausible. But upon a closer inspection, we find a precise,…
Ancient Bacteria Turned a DNA System Into a Cell Skeleton
Fluorescently labeled CorM filaments inside Anabaena. These represent a newly discovered cytoskeleton in multicellular cyanobacteria. Credit: © Loose…
289-Million-Year-Old Reptile Mummy Reveals Origin of Human Breathing System
A fossilized reptile the size of a small lizard has revealed the oldest known example of rib-driven breathing,…
Did kraken-like octopuses rule Cretaceous seas? Massive jaw fossils offer clues
Artist’s impression of an extinct Nanaimoteuthis species, often called krakens, which could have rivalled large marine reptiles in…
Study maps the evolution of myeloid leukemia in children with Down syndrome
It may be possible to identify which pre-cancerous cells will develop into a rare type of blood cancer,…