Researchers have discovered a huge new mosasaur from Morocco, named Thalassotitan atrox, which filled the apex predator niche. With massive...
The remarkable effectiveness of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 has generated much interest in synthetic mRNA therapeutics for treating and preventing...
Kelp forms vast seaweed forests along temperate coastlines, which sequester large amounts of atmospheric carbon. But according to a study...
They are considered “parasitic genes.” Even though they comprise over half of human DNA, much remains to be learned about...
A drought in Texas dried up a river flowing through Dinosaur Valley State Park, exposing tracks from giant reptiles that...
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a miniaturized environment to study the ecosystem around...
Figuring out which species are natural, where they used to live, and when they went extinct is central to our...
Rabbits were first introduced to mainland Australia when five domestic animals were brought to Sydney on the First Fleet in...
Taste matters to fruit flies, just as it does to humans: like people, the flies tend to seek out and...
Likely to survive in the oral cavity, bacteria have evolved to divide along their longitudinal axis without parting from one...
Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered how mitochondrial turnover—a critical cellular function—begins. Mitochondria are like the batteries of...
The immune system of vertebrates is a powerful weapon against external pathogens and cancerous cells. T cells play a crucial...
