Lichens can survive almost anything, and some might survive Mars
Whether anything ever lived on Mars is unknown. And the present environment, with harsh temperatures,…
Posted inBiology planaria regeneration
To regenerate a head, you first have to know where your tail is
Before a critical point in development, the animals failed to close the wound made by…
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Fruit flies can be made to act like miniature robots
Not quite robotic Given that each fly could act a bit like a writing implement,…
Posted inBiology colossal de-extinction
De-extinction company announces that the dire wolf is back
On Monday, biotech company Colossal announced what it views as its first successful de-extinction: the…
Posted inBiology colossal conservation
Editorial: Mammoth de-extinction is bad conservation
The start-up Colossal Biosciences aims to use gene-editing technology to bring back the woolly mammoth…
We have the first video of a plant cell wall being built
Plant cells are surrounded by an intricately structured protective coat called the cell wall. It’s…
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Newly hatched hummingbird looks, acts like a toxic caterpillar
Further observation of the nest revealed that the female hummingbird had added to its hatchling’s…
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Bonobos’ calls may be the closest thing to animal language we’ve seen
Bonobos, great apes related to us and chimpanzees that live in the Republic of Congo,…
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Monkeys are better yodelers than humans, study finds
Monkey see, monkey yodel? That's how it works for humans, but when it comes to…
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A bonus from the shingles vaccine: Dementia protection?
So residents of Wales born on either side of the dividing date were matched according…