Microbe Survives Mars‑Like Impact Forces
A new study shows that the resilient bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand shock pressures similar to those produced by massive...
biology
Deep‑Sea Fish Reveal Hybrid Vision Cells
New research has uncovered a previously unknown type of visual cell in deep‑sea fish larvae, challenging long‑standing assumptions about how...
Pink Noise May Disrupt Sleep, Study Finds
A new study suggests that pink noise, often promoted as a calming sleep aid, may actually reduce sleep quality. Researchers...
How Elephant Whiskers Shape Their Sense of Touch
New research offers the most detailed understanding yet of how elephants use the roughly 1,000 whiskers on their trunks to...
Ancient Fossil Reveals One of the First Plant‑Eating Animals
Researchers in Canada have identified a 307‑million‑year‑old skull belonging to one of the earliest known plant‑eating land vertebrates. The animal,...
Ice Age Wolf Preserves Woolly Rhino Genome
Rhinoceros lived 14,400 years ago in northeastern Siberia Female grey wolf puppy's body was discovered in permafrost DNA is extracted...
Gifted Dogs Learn New Words by Eavesdropping
New research shows that a small group of exceptionally gifted dogs can learn the names of new objects simply by...
Ancient Fossil Suggests Early Human Bipedalism
A new study indicates that a seven‑million‑year‑old fossil may push the origins of upright walking far earlier than previously believed....
Genome Study Traces Cats’ Arrival in Europe
Summary A new genome study has pinpointed the arrival of domestic cats in Europe to Roman times, overturning earlier theories...
Mystery of the Burtele Foot Resolved
Foot fossils belong to species Australopithecus deyiremeda The Ethiopian fossils are 3.4 million years old Study shows two human ancestors...
