Which came first: The reptile or the egg?
The earliest reptiles, birds, and mammals may have borne live young, researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Bristol have revealed.
Scientists discover earliest bird bone flutes in Israel
A team of scientists made a remarkable discovery of prehistoric musical instruments, fashioned from bird bones.
Ancient, virus-like protein may fuel ALS in people, shows study
Scientists find an ancient, virus-like protein called PEG10, which is typically known for its role in placental development in ALS.
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.