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Ancient squirrels ate meat like 'zombies,' and the proof is in the poopFrozen ancient squirrel feces from Canada's Yukon have revealed a lost Ice Age world. These coprolites, dating back up to 700,000 years, co...- In the 1960s, Sudbury's nickel smelters turned Ontario's lakes acidic, and tiny creatures evolved to survive, but when the pollution cleared, something unexpected happenedScientists witnessed evolution in action as a tiny copepod species, Leptodiaptomus minutus, adapted to acidic lakes in Killarney Provincial...
- In 1983, Kary Mullis imagined copying DNA while driving through California at night: the idea transformed modern genetics foreverWhile cruising through the scenic highways of California, a visionary scientist named Kary Mullis stumbled upon an extraordinary concept th...
- In 1871, a farmer left five cows on a remote island, 130 years later, scientists studied their DNA and found something that stunned themFive cows left on Amsterdam Island in 1871 became a feral herd of 2,000, a remarkable survival story. A 2024 genetic study revealed their m...
- The ugliest animal on Earth may be humanity's best hope for living longer — here's the scienceNaked mole rats, known for their longevity and cancer resistance, possess high levels of a protective molecule called HMW-HA. Researchers s...
- Scientists just found the holy grail gene that could let humans regrow their own limbs one dayScientists studying naked mole rats discovered a gene linked to high levels of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid (HMW-HA), a substance ...
- What Chernobyl’s Wolves Learned to Survive That Scientists Still Don’t Fully UnderstandWildlife thrives in Chernobyl's exclusion zone. Grey wolves there show remarkable genetic changes. These wolves have developed resistance t...
- Why Europe Is Quietly Bringing Back an Animal That Went Extinct in 1627The last aurochs, an ancestor of modern cattle, vanished in Poland in 1627. However, a groundbreaking scientific effort is bringing these m...
- Human evolution is still happening, and faster than we thoughtA groundbreaking study published in Nature reveals that human evolution has not slowed down but has accelerated, particularly since the adv...
- 500 Years Later, Scientists Solve Leonardo da Vinci’s Human Heart MysteryFive centuries ago, Leonardo da Vinci sketched intricate heart structures. Now, modern science confirms these trabeculae are not remnants b...
- This Shark Was Already Swimming in the Oceans Before the United States Was Founded, Scientists Say Some Greenland Sharks May Live Up to 500 YearsScientists have discovered Greenland sharks live for centuries. A 2016 study used radiocarbon dating of eye lenses to determine their age. ...
- What Looks Like a Line of Ants Might Actually Be Something Much BiggerScientists are uncovering the intricate organization of ant supercolonies. These vast networks operate without a central brain, demonstrati...
- Scientists find the largest known genome inside a small plantTmesipteris oblanceolata has the largest known genome on Earth. As the researchers described in a study published Friday, the fern's cells ...
- Double mutation found in 61% of 361 COVID-19 samples: Expert"I am told that out of 361 COVID-19 samples tested by the National Institute of Virology in Pune, 61 per cent had the double mutation. Howe...
- 75 per cent of human genome is junk DNA: StudyNew York, July 16 (IANS) At least 75 per cent of human genome is junk DNA, or useless but harmless DNA, suggests a new research.
- Drink up! Beer is set to become better and healthierThe barley genome is almost twice the size of the human genome.
- How humans got rid of many Neanderthal genes after inter-breedingNew York, Nov 9 (IANS) Neanderthal genetic material is found in only small amounts in the genomes of modern humans because, after inter-bre...
- 'Alien' octopus genome sequenced for first timeResearchers sequenced the genome of the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides), the first cephalopod ever to be fully sequenced.
- Chinese scientists complete genome sequencing of grass carpA genome is the full complement of an organism's DNA; complex molecules that direct the formation and function of all living organisms.
- Chinese scientists publish first genetic map of Tibetan barleyChinese scientists have published draft genome of Tibetan highland barley which will help to cultivate better strains of Himalayan region's...
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