Earth’s deep biosphere holds secrets to evolutionary history
A new study sheds light on the evolutionary history of an elusive form of life on Earth: the deep biosphere, a hidden realm of...
Bacteria maybe the future of oil spill and radioactive waste cleanup
Bacteria are often painted as our adversaries, but when it comes to oil spills, toxic chemicals, and radioactive waste, they could be what save...
Will water bears be the first interstellar astronauts
In just a few years, astronauts will walk on the surface of the Moon for the first time since the Apollo Era.
In addition to...
Scientists use AI to develop the perfect chickpea
Using artificial intelligence, researchers have developed a genetic model for the “ultimate” chickpea, with the potential to lift crop yields by up to 12%.
Researchers...
Scientists discover how mitochondria import antioxidants
Many of the processes that keep us alive also put us at risk.
The energy-producing chemical reactions in our cells, for example, also produce free...
Giant pandas’ distinctive black and white markings provide effective camouflage, study finds
The high-contrast pattern of giant pandas helps them blend in with their natural environment.
Researchers at the University of Bristol, Chinese Academy of Sciences and...
How pearls achieve nanoscale precision
Mollusks do what humans can't.
In research that could inform future high-performance nanomaterials, a University of Michigan-led team has uncovered for the first time how...
Scientists find way to increase the effectiveness of antibiotics to fight superbugs
A project driven by EMBL Australia researchers at Monash University and Harvard University has found a way to make antibiotics more effective against antibiotic-resistant...
Are human burial practices messing up Earth’s ecosystems?
Life depends on death — living things die, decompose and eventually become nutrients for other life.
But when humans die, we’re often embalmed and buried...
Scientists find a previously unknown mass extinction event
Sixty-three percent.
That’s the proportion of mammal species that vanished from Africa and the Arabian Peninsula around 30 million years ago, after Earth’s climate shifted...