Why dinosaur collagen may have survived for millions of years
Scientists have been puzzled by the discovery of collagen, a protein found in bones and connective tissue, in dinosaur fossils that are up to...
How a massive salt crisis transformed Mediterranean marine life millions of years ago
About 5.5 million years ago, a dramatic event known as the Messinian Salinity Crisis drastically altered the Mediterranean Sea.
This event, caused by the Mediterranean's...
Why seagulls don’t want your chips as much as you might think
Have you been to the beach this summer?
I took my daughter there the other day and got her a pasty for lunch.
She was happily...
Deep sea ‘dark oxygen’ raises questions about alien life
In the depths of the Pacific Ocean, about 12,000 feet below the surface, lies a region called the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ).
This area is covered...
Scientists uncover virus behind superworm die-off
Researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick have made a groundbreaking discovery: a virus that caused the mysterious die-off of superworms, a popular food source for...
Cats do grieve, shows study
As we grieve the loss of a pet, we may not be the only ones feeling the pain.
Research is showing that cats who are...
Gaps in fossil record aren’t a major problem for understanding evolution, shows study
For a long time, scientists have worried about the gaps in the fossil record, fearing that missing pieces might make it hard to accurately...
The brain reacts to lip reading like real speech, shows study
Lip reading activates brain regions similar to real speech, researchers report.
Lip-read words can be decoded from the brain’s auditory regions similarly to heard speech,...
Scientists reveal hidden gaps in our understanding of human evolution
A new study suggests that our understanding of human evolution might be more incomplete than we realize, largely due to the fact that most...
What happens after playing dead?
Have you ever heard the phrase "playing possum"?
It refers to a behavior seen in many animals where they pretend to be dead to avoid...