Biology Deep burial in sub-seafloor sediments seems to ‘freeze’ microorganism evolution March 21, 2017
Biology Why we shouldn’t bring back the mammoth and other extinct animals March 20, 2017 - Updated on May 3, 2023
Biology Spiders eat up to 800 million tons of insects and pests a year — much more than humanity March 16, 2017
Biology World’s oldest plant-like fossils indicate we might have to rethink emergence of multicellular life March 16, 2017
Biology Cells nudge each other with proteins when moving to keep your body in one piece March 14, 2017
Biology Researchers complete 30% of the synthetic yeast chromosome — synthetic life is just around the corner March 10, 2017
Biology Fungus-derived molecule enables axon regrowth — potentially treating brain and spinal chord injuries March 9, 2017
Art Celebrating women scientists — Maria Sibylla Merian, a pioneer in both art and science March 8, 2017 - Updated on May 1, 2023
Biology New paper explains why predatory dinosaurs walked on two feet while mammals stayed on all fours March 4, 2017
Biology Researchers might have just found the oldest creatures in history March 2, 2017 - Updated on February 12, 2024
Biology Forget eggs: This terrifying 250-million-year-old dinosaur gave birth to live babies February 15, 2017 - Updated on May 24, 2023
Animals Newly discovered ‘escape artist’ gecko species evades predators by shedding its scales February 7, 2017 - Updated on February 8, 2017
Biology Carnivorous plants all over the world used convergent evolution to start eating flesh February 7, 2017
Biology Condomless, reversible male contraceptive treatment shows its worth in rhesus monkey trial February 7, 2017
Biology Bizarre, 100-million-year-old insect trapped in amber might be from a new branch of life January 30, 2017
Biology Microorganisms can survive in space and on other planets, safe behind dried-up biofilms January 24, 2017
Biology Scientists find 80-million-year dinosaur collagen January 24, 2017 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Animals Newly discovered moth species features Trump hairdo January 18, 2017 - Updated on January 19, 2017
Biology A whole new branch of life could have evolved and died off on Earth 2,4 billion years ago January 18, 2017
Animals When you don’t need sex, like these salamanders, you get lazy. And that’s a problem in the face of climate change January 17, 2017
Biology For the first time, scientists have calculated the speed at which a viper strikes January 17, 2017