Scientists discover lost world of early ancestors in billion-year-old rocks
The discovery of a “lost world” of ancient organisms that lived in Earth’s waterways at least 1.6 billion years ago could change our understanding of our earliest ancestors.
When it comes to bumblebees, does size matter
Certain crops, like greenhouse tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, and blueberries, rely on bumblebees for a style of pollination that only bumblebees can perform.
Plants possess a surprising sense of touch, according to a new study
Plants can sense when they are being touched and when the touch is released, despite not having nerves like animals.
Scientists discover bacteria that could break down “forever chemicals”
Scientists have identified two species of bacteria found in soil that break down a class of stubborn “forever chemicals.”
How meteors and volcanoes may have kickstarted life on earth
Life might have been formed around 4.4 billion years ago through chemical reactions triggered by iron-rich particles from meteors or volcanic eruptions on Earth.
Earth’s first animals had particular taste in real estate, shows study
In a fascinating discovery, scientists have found that some of Earth's earliest animals, despite lacking any ability to move, were particular about their habitats.
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A lack of alien signals actually tells us a lot
Earth has not received a technoemission simply because Earth could be in a “void space”, meaning the area of space that Earth resides in has been devoid of technoemissions.
Scientists successfully slow down cell aging with gene circuit rewiring
Aging is a natural process that happens to all living things. But what if scientists could find a way to slow down the aging process?
Scientists find three new hydrothermal vent fields on Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Scientists made a fascinating discovery during their first scientific expedition aboard the research vessel Falkor (too).
How an African bird might inspire a better water bottle
An extreme closeup of feathers from a bird with an uncanny ability to hold water while it flies could inspire the next generation of absorbent materials.