In death, Lonesome George reveals why giant tortoises live so long

Genetic analysis of DNA from Lonesome George and samples from other giant tortoises of the Galapagos…

The secret contamination of polar bears

Using a new approach to measure chemical contaminants in polar bears, scientists found a large variety…

Epigenetic map may pave way for new therapeutic solutions to hearing loss

Epigenetics is the expression and control of genes. The epigenetics involved in the inner ear is…

Targeting sepsis, the leading cause of ICU deaths, with a nanocarrier-delivered microRNA

One obstacle to therapeutic use of microRNAs (miRNA), which are in clinical trial for a number…

Graphene unlocks new potential for ‘smart textiles’

The quest to create affordable, durable and mass-produced 'smart textiles' has been given fresh impetus through…

Linguistic study finds ‘the I’s have it’ when it comes to education rates

"I learn," "you learn," "she learns," "they learn," yet, according to a surprising new linguistic study,…

LIGO and Virgo announce four new gravitational-wave detections

The LIGO and Virgo collaborations have now confidently detected gravitational waves from a total of 10…

Prescribed burning not as damaging as previously thought

New research has found that prescribed burning, a controversial technique where fires are intentionally used to…

Combination of space-based and ground-based telescopes reveals more than 100 exoplanets

Astronomers using a combination of ground and space based telescopes have reported more than 100 extrasolar…

Artificial intelligence for studying the ancient human populations of Patagonia

Researchers have used statistical techniques of automatic learning to analyze mobility patterns and technology of the…