A new study, which found paternal mitochondrial DNA in 17 individuals, upends the commonly accepted theory that mtDNA comes exclusively from the mother
4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 photons over 13.7 billion years
Experts do not fully understand why whales beach themselves, but the recent incidents do not appear to be linked
The milk-like nutritious fluid contains four times the protein of cow’s milk
The sad fact is most steers are slaughtered before they reach their full, awesome size, making the Aussie bovine more lucky than freakish
The bacteria do not currently pose a risk to astronauts, but that could change as the microbes adapt to their environment
Larvae of the newly discovered species in Ecuador hijacks the spider to build a super-tough incubation chamber
Researchers used advanced protein analysis to identify traces of carp roe eggs left on a 6,000-year-old clay plot
A new study has found that the ancient rhinoceros went extinct 39,000 years ago—not 100,000 years ago, as experts previously believed
The vaccine does not require refrigeration, meaning aid workers could get it to children in hard-to-reach regions of the world. So far, it works in mice.
Barbed spines function much like porcupine quills, drawing on an overlapping shingled design to hook onto victims’ muscle fibers
Six intrepid volunteers swallowed the heads of LEGO figurines for the unusual study
Vegetation affected by extreme warming absorbs up to 50 percent less carbon than healthy green heathland
At a time when proto-mammals and other creatures were getting smaller, this dicynodont bulked up with the thunder lizards
As climate change warms North Atlantic waters, turtles are migrating farther north—but when cold weather hits, some can't make it out of Cape Cod Bay
By 2100, the country’s GDP could shrink by 10 percent, triggering an economic crisis twice as damaging as the Great Recession
After becoming increasingly complex over a period of years, the songs are ditched in favor of simpler ditties, a new study has found
A new study has found that when some members of the colony are exposed to pathogens, they spend less time in the nest
Thousands of nanotendrils come together to form the flat, super-strong spider silk
Decapitated heads, dismembered limbs litter the floor of <i>Formica archboldi</i> nests
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