Biology Human ancestors probably lost their tails 25 million years ago — and a strange ‘jumping gene’ may explain why March 4, 2024
Biology New biosensor can detect breast cancer in just five seconds using saliva — for just $5 February 29, 2024
Animals If we don’t want another pandemic, we should do our best to leave bats alone February 21, 2024
Animals What makes tardigrades the toughest animals in the world? New study points to free radicals February 6, 2024
Animals Sleepless and Sex-driven: How One Animal’s Breeding Season is Often its Last February 1, 2024
Animals There are only two Northern White rhinos left. Pioneering IVF pregnancy could now save the species January 26, 2024
Biology These 1.7-billion-year-old bacteria fossils could hold the secret to the evolution of photosynthesis January 4, 2024
Animals The surprising reason why alien hunters had a 20-minute ‘conversation’ with a humpback whale December 20, 2023 - Updated on December 21, 2023
Biology Scientists sequence genomes of over 100 magic mushroom strains to make ‘designer shrooms’ December 4, 2023
Animals Why some skunks lose their black and white stripes (and why this is good news for skunks) November 24, 2023
Biology The hunt for LUCA: the Last Universal Common Ancestor was from over 4.3 billion years ago November 23, 2023
Biology Scientists invent toothpaste that could save you from severe peanut allergy reactions November 22, 2023
Animals Bat species caught on church camera performing unique mating ritual November 22, 2023 - Updated on November 23, 2023
Biology That’s nuts: 70% of the world’s macadamias come from a single tree Australia November 21, 2023
Biology Researchers are rushing to cryofreeze at-risk plants and save them from extinction November 6, 2023
Biology Listen to the sound of Pando, a tree as large as an entire forest October 27, 2023 - Updated on January 31, 2024
Biology Futuristic bionic hand syncs with the brain and skeleton, bridging robotics and biology October 26, 2023
Biology Invasive cannibalistic toads are adapting so fast they’re pushing the limits of evolution October 21, 2023
Biology Slime after slime: why those biofilms you slip on in rivers are vitally important October 17, 2023 - Updated on October 18, 2023
Biology Plants ‘scream’ under stress. Here is how you can hear them September 26, 2023 - Updated on October 13, 2023
Animals Bats rarely get cancer — and their secret might lie in their genes. What could this mean for us? September 21, 2023
