Continents reconfigure, oceans shift, and ice sheets thicken and thaw, but for the past 95 million…
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Biologists observe a molecular 'hand-off' that plays a key role in reproduction
Everyone considers sperm to be made exclusively by males. Well, it turns out that females also…
Neuron counts reveal brain complexity evolution in land vertebrates
Researchers from the Charles University in Prague reconstructed the evolution of brain neuron numbers in amniotes…
How physics and biology work together to explore the mechanisms of life
Each of our cells contains about 40 million proteins that together perform all the tasks the…
Bird flu confirmed in northwest Iowa commercial turkey flock
Officials announced Monday that they have identified bird flu in a commercial flock of 50,000 turkeys…
Scientists confirm thermonuclear fusion in a sheared-flow Z-pinch device
In findings that could help advance another “viable pathway” to fusion energy, research led by Lawrence…
Researchers create tool to help protect native freshwater fish from hybridizing with non-natives
Oregon State University researchers have created a tool to assess the risk of hybridization among native…
Expedition to highest active volcano seeks to unearth clues about life on other worlds
A harsh sun shines down through a cloudless sky, across a vast and unforgiving landscape. It’s…
Space station to host 'self-healing' quantum communications tech demo
A tiny experiment launching to the International Space Station later this year could set the stage…
Decoding pig emotions with a machine learning algorithm
We can now decode pigs’ emotions. Using thousands of acoustic recordings gathered throughout the lives of…