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Tiny bats hunt like lions, striking with patience and precision
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (810+ words) The forests of Panama come alive after sunset. Somewhere above the ground, a tiny bat hangs upside down, silent and alert. In that quiet, the bat waits for a sound – a frog’s croak, a faint rustle, a signal of movement....
Scientists turned a tiny parasite into a living drug factory
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (866+ words) Rewriting a hookworm’s DNA had long remained out of reach. The worm’s tough outer coating, its complex life cycle, and its poorly characterized genome kept it beyond the reach of gene-editing tools that work reliably in bacteria, mice, and human…...
Culture is driving human evolution faster than our genes
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (646+ words) Evolution is often framed as a slow process encoded into our DNA. Yet some scientists argue we may be witnessing a shift of a different kind – one driven not by biology but by culture. This idea challenges traditional views of…...
Hippos in the Ice Age? DNA reveals a survival story
11+ mon, 23+ hour ago (746+ words) Europe during the Ice Age wasn’t always the frozen wasteland we imagine. Between glaciers and tundra, rivers still flowed, and the land breathed in warm intervals. In those moments, something remarkable happened – hippos lived there. A new study published in…...
New life forms found in the human body described by scientists as 'insane"
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (985+ words) Humans carry around a busy community of microbes that help run daily life. This microbiome breaks down food, trains the immune system, and competes with germs. Scientists just spotted something unexpected inside those communities: tiny circular RNAs that don’t match…...
Burn injuries may be part of human evolution
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (1011+ words) Burns have been part of human life for as long as we have lived with fire. Fire cooks our food, warms our homes, and powers much of the modern world. It has done so for more than a million years....
Bird eyes have capabilities that should not be possible
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (729+ words) Bird eyes have puzzled scientists for centuries. One part of the mystery comes from a simple question. How can bird retinas stay alive without oxygen? A new study published in the journal Nature finally explains this strange ability. The research…...
How scientists are turning invasive crazy ants against themselves
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (954+ words) Tawny crazy ants have been causing major problems in the southern U.S. for years. From Florida to Texas, these invasive pests have overrun yards, homes, and ecosystems. The ants aren’t just annoying – they push out native species and throw entire environments…...
Deep-sea voyage uncovers a glowing shark and a ghostly porcelain crab
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (727+ words) In 2022, scientists involved in a deep-sea voyage on CSIRO’s research vessel RV Investigator explored the waters off Western Australia. What they found is a reminder that the ocean floor still holds countless secrets waiting to be uncovered. The team discovered…...
Scientists warn of a new biological risk and call for an international summit
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (838+ words) Thirty-eight researchers from around the world are urging caution over mirror life – a hypothetical form of biology built from mirror-image molecules that could behave unpredictably in natural systems. In response, a major biomedical research institute in Paris is convening an…...