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830-million-year-old microorganisms found trapped in rock salt could still be alive

This could be huge for finding life on Mars.

Scientists want to make space bricks out of human urine on Mars

Everything we need to build stuff would already be available on Mars.

Long term space missions alter the brain's cleaning systems, but no ill effects have been seen so far

The data could help us better diagnose and treat disorders of this system back on Earth.

Maybe not as good as you think: organic vegetables could be harboring disease-causing bacteria

We're still understanding how different types of agriculture affect the food we eat.

Antibiotic-destroying genes are widespread in bacteria found in soil and humans

It's a public health crisis waiting to happen.

New insight into coral-algae symbiosis aims to help reefs recover from mass bleaching

The results help us better understand why and how algae and corals co-exist.

After 10,000 years, spruce has finally reconquered Sweden

It's been long journey, but spruce finally made it back to Sweden.

The good touch: researchers uncover the biological pathways that transmit pleasant touch

It is a dedicated pathway that transmits this sensation specifically.

We now know how the bizarre platypus and echidna arrived to Australia from the Antarctic

The fossil record shows a rich and intricate history for these unique creatures.

Pupil dilation can be used to diagnose aphantasia, the lack of visual imagination

This is one of the first reliable pieces of evidence that people with aphantasia are trying to create mental images, but can't.

Pterosaurs had feathers -- but they weren't used for flying

Using feathers for thermoregulation and signaling may be hundreds of millions of years old.

Scientists discover more than 5,500 new virus species in the oceans

Thousands of viruses completely unknown to science.

Small and dangerous: 10 of the most dangerous human parasites ever discovered

Forget zombies, some parasites would love to eat your brain just for a change of taste.

Sweet remedy: Extract from wild blueberries can help heal wounds and repair muscles

An extract from these wild berries can heal our wounds and save a lot of money in the process.

Over 5,500 new viruses found in the ocean, including a missing link in viral evolution

Viruses do more than just cause disease – they also influence ecosystems and the processes that shape the planet. Tracing their evolution could help researchers better understand how viruses work.

The mutation that may explain how humans lost their tails

Some lucky ape-like ancestor got it 20 million years ago.

How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs?

Cockroaches have been on Earth far longer than humans and may outlast us. Here are a few reasons why.

Why did T-rex have short arms? A new hypothesis says "so other T-rex's don't bite them off"

A short hand is better than a bitten one.

British botanist is first westerner to see Rafflesia banaoana, one of the rarest and largest 'monster flowers' in the world

Only a lucky few have ever been able to see this amazing plant up close.

Super invasive ants meet their demise at the hand of kryptonite fungus

What's best against a parasite? A hyperparasite.

Sharks really do sleep -- and they do so with their eyes wide open

At least some species of sharks sleep, and that could eventually provide valuable insights into the function of sleep overall.

Scientists inch closer to artificial rhino eggs to save species from extinction

Starting from meager skin cells, scientists want to generate artificial northern white rhino eggs to replenish the population.

A better potato: researchers sequence the tuber's entire genome for the first time ever

Potato varieties are notoriously hard to breed -- this research aims to fix that.

Geese may be the first domesticated birds. It first started 7,000 years ago

First there were geese, then came fried chicken.

A lot of plant genes actually come from bacteria. And this may explain the success of early land plants

Even the genes that make us shed tears when cutting onions are bacterial in origin.

These African ticks survived for 8 years without food. Females laid eggs years after the last male had died

These creatures just won't stop ticking.

Orangutans instinctively make and use basic stone tools

Orangutans display an ability that was once thought to be exclusively human: the ability to create tools.

So this one wasp species turned out to be 16 species

Modern biology is just weird sometimes.

Researchers peer into the brain of birds as they're singing their best song

A new study reveals the circuitry that enables birds to perform their best.

Scientists make artificial fish powered by human heart cells

It's a roundabout way to study what it takes to grow a human heart from scratch.

The human tongue can actually 'smell' things

You know how we recognize that something smells like strawberries, even though strawberries themselves don't have a smell?

Invasive hammerhead worms are starting to conquer Europe and Africa

They may look kinda cute, but they're a real menace.

Researchers successfully regrow limbs on frogs. They want to do the same thing with humans

A drug cocktail has shown promise in regrowing lost limbs.

World's earliest flower fossils might untangle Darwin's 'abominable mystery'

The extremely rare discovery could lead to a rethinking of angiosperm evolution.

Tasmanian Devils are picky eaters -- and they may just have broken the laws of scavenging

A scavenger that is a specialist? That's unique in the world.

Extinct species of fish reintroduced into its native habitat in Mexico

Locals and international organizations worked together to make it happen.

Women can tell which men are only interested in one night stands just by looking at their faces, study finds

Facial cues could inform heterosexual women, but not men, if a potential mate is more interested in casual sex than a commited relationship.

Wild microorganisms are evolving to eat plastic pollution

We've put so much plastic pollution out there that bacteria are trying to eat it.

The difference between cardiac arrest and heart attack

Although often used as synonyms, these are different conditions.

At long last, scientists find a true millipede that has 1,000 legs (more actually)

Is this the chosen one?

No males required: Two California condors had "virgin births"

Apparently, these condors can reproduce without mating.

Seasonal temperatures influence the results of blood work

The changes are small, but they're there.

How immortal Hydras regenerate severed heads

Epigenetics hold the secret to the hydra's death-defying abilities.

Lipids and triglycerides in human skin act as natural bedbug repellants

They could form the basis for new and more effective control options against these pests.

Unusual type of vine with unique "cocooning" ability discovered by 91-year-old volunteer in Japan

The plant uses leaves to build "greenhouses" for its fruits.

In the frigid Arctic, these foxes grow their own gardens

These creatures are full of surprises.

Stem-cell implant prototypes pave the way towards life-long treatment for type 1 diabetes

We're not there yet, but there seems to be a lot of promise in this idea.

Coastal species are setting up shop in the open ocean on the back of islands of plastic waste

Our junk is creating new, potentially dangerous ecosystems in the ocean.

Tank-like dinosaur fossil discovered in Chile could show how spike-tails became club-tails

It took a lot of hard work and sacrifice to unravel the secrets of this fossil.

Turning leaked methane into fishmeal would turn a profit while helping the environment

Why not turn a problem into an asset?

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