When frogs die off, snake diversity plummets
Since 1998, scientists have documented the global loss of amphibians.
More than 500 amphibian species have declined in numbers, including 90 that have gone extinct,...
Tiny salamander’s huge genome may harbor the secrets of regeneration
The type of salamander called axolotl, with its frilly gills and widely spaced eyes, looks like an alien and has other-worldly powers of regeneration.
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The skin of the earth is home to Pac-Man-like protists
Pac-Man, the open-mouthed face of the most successful arcade game ever, is much more well-known than any of the one-celled organisms called protists, at...
Surprise discovery shakes up our understanding of gene expression
Scientists at University of Chicago have uncovered a previously unknown way that our genes are made into reality.
Rather than directions going one-way from DNA...
Cousin took a DNA test? Courts could use it to argue you are more...
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The mineral-rich water on early Mars could have been habitable for life
Presently, Earth is the only known location where life exists in the Universe.
This year the Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to three astronomers...
Scientists create first ever living, programmable organism
A remarkable combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and biology has produced the world’s first “living robots”.
This week, a research team of roboticists and scientists...
Scientists reveal the giant squid’s full genome
The monstrous giant squid, which can grow to the size of a school bus with eyes as big as dinner plates, is rarely sighted...
Life on earth may start in ‘soda lakes’
Life as we know it requires phosphorus.
It’s one of the six main chemical elements of life, it forms the backbone of DNA and RNA...
Why high-protein diets may shorten your lifespan
In a new study, researchers have found the key to why high-protein diets are unhealthy and can lead to shortened lifespans.
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Harvard scientists confirm an important cause of grey hair
When Marie Antoinette was captured during the French Revolution, her hair reportedly turned white overnight.
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Scientists find the major cause of autism
In a new study, researchers discovered that autism is 80% reliant on inherited genes.
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These two types of drugs are linked to dementia
In a recent study from the University of East Anglia, researchers find that long-term use of anticholinergic antidepressants is linked to a higher risk...
This walking exercise can make older people healthy and fit
In a recent study from Shinshu University in Japan, researchers found an effective way to increase overall fitness and decrease lifestyle-related disease (LSD) through...
This popular painkiller may harm your blood sugar
In a new study, researchers found popular pain drug opioid tramadol (marketed as ConZip and Ultram) may increase the risk of developing hypoglycemia, or...