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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. These...

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.

Twinkling stars could influence interstellar dust that made life

Scientists find a connection between the variable intensity of stars called asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars and the amount of interstellar dust they produce.

Deadly fungus Candida auris is spreading across US hospitals – a physician answers 5...

In late March 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlighted the threat posed by a rapidly spreading fungus called Candida auris...