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"The future mammal record will be mostly cows, pigs, sheep, goats, dogs, cats, etc., and people themselves," the authors note.
Hemp and coffee cell cultures will grow for 30 days in microgravity.
Years later, tortoises still remember what they were taught.
Both baleen and toothed whales grew as large as their food allowed.
Researchers in Australia analyzed certain genes associated with longevity to design a 'lifespan clock' for different extinct and living species.
Breeding cross-species hybrids could one day allow scientists to grow human organs in other animals.
It's the oldest evidence of insects feeding on feathers.
"It's not very often that we're challenging ideas that are almost two hundred years old," says the team.
Although they are not able to conceive anymore, orca grandmothers boost the survival of their grand-offspring. Could this explain menopause?
A lucky encounter between a fruit fly and a pail of milk around 5,500 years ago set the stage for dairy product.
Our ancestors screened partners for 'niceness' -- and our genomes reflect that.
It takes me longer to even decide to go to the dentist.
"Our results indicate that the disappearance of Neanderthals might have resided in the smallness of their population(s) alone," the paper's abstract reads.
Anything larger would need more blood than a heart can pump.
A new study reports on 364 genetic elements that could be involved in obesity regulation.
This was the first time such a behavior was observed in insects and may represent a unique adaptation to bees.
We should do more with less. Nature needs it.
"There's an app for that" has never been more relevant.
Researchers found that the Zika virus interrupts the growth of the brain by taking control of a pathway that regulates the generation of new neurons.
Fingers crossed.
A treasure trove of fossilized dinosaur and bird feathers has been recovered in Australia. In ages long past, however, these animals lived beyond the southern polar circle. The finding is particularly exciting as feathered dinosaur fossils, while definitely famous, are relatively rare and found in few locations worldwide. Fossils from Southern Hemisphere originating from feathered […]
The adorable-looking fanged critter has been rediscovered in Vietnam after it was presumed extinct for three decades.
Oxygen, in the right place at the right time, makes for spectacular fossils.
I'd bite.
They told me my new haircut was crazy but I never expected this!
Mammals quickly grew in size after the dinosaur linage collapsed, an exciting new study shows.
"If we can increase the strength of wood, we may start seeing more major constructions moving away from steel and concrete to timber," says the team.
Judging by the findings, I should be completely drug-resistant forever.
Mice first, then humans.
The aye-aye is the craziest primate out there -- and it just got a lot more interesting.
Bottoms... up?
Silly me, I thought they were the ideal fuel period.
Gotta go fast.
When life takes your corals away, print more.
One of the most feared fish in the world has to replace its dull teeth by simultaneously swaping old teeth from one side of the mouth with news ones.
In matters of the farm, diversity matters.
Some people's moods are more resilient to sleep deprivation thanks to the way white matter is arranged in the brain.
"Why don't you try using those opposable thumbs to fix it, huh, human?"
But will they claim copyright?
God, they're cute.
Like my grandma used to say, even kings uh, go to the toilet.
Shine bright like ne-u-ron.
Vaccination can be much more effective and humane, the researchers suggest.
Water bears are cool but have you heared about mold pigs?
All around the world, climate heating is making the forests more and more vulnerable.
Oxygen keeps the world turning. Well not really, but it's important for cells.
When we develop in the womb, we temporarily grow muscles that have last been seen in our ancestors 250 million years ago.
Chomp!
Woof.
