Hunting and Ivory Trade Likely Drove Icelandic Walrus to Extinction
An international collaboration of scientists in Iceland, Denmark, and the Netherlands has for the first time used ancient DNA analyses and C14-dating to demonstrate the…
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Scientists Cracked the Case of Why Octopuses of the Same Species Can Look Totally Different
Forgotten Pathway Adds a New Dimension to the Global Carbon Cycle
Lost Species of Miniature Fanged ‘Mouse Deer’ Rediscovered Sneaking Through Vietnam’s Coastal Forests
How Mammals’ Complex “Frankenstein’s Monster” Backbones Evolved
Is Evolution Predictable? Important Implications for the Way We Undertand Life on Earth
Lichens Are Way Younger Than Scientists Thought – Likely Evolved Millions of Years After Plants
Healthy Sleep Linked to Earthquake-Like Brain-Wave Bursts of Intrinsic Arousal Activations
In a Twist of Fate, Ant Expert Discovers Distinct New Species in His Own Backyard
Scientists Discover the Origin of Brain Mapping Diversity for Eye Dominance [Video]
The human visual brain devotes most of its neuronal resources to process the part of the visual scene that we see with both eyes. To…
Larval Fish Nurseries Invaded by Prey-Size Plastics – Biodiversity and Fisheries Production Threatened
New research shows that many larval fish species from different ocean habitats are surrounded by and ingesting plastics in their preferred nursery habitat. Many of…
Ants the Size of Lions: Augmented Ants [Video]
The first app of its kind allows users to interact with biodiversity research through augmented reality. An ant the size of a lion isn’t as…
New Theory Says Only Brain Activity Involving ‘L5p Neurons’ Enters Conscious Awareness
Is this brain cell your ‘mind’s eye’? No-one knows what connects awareness — the state of consciousness — with its contents, i.e. thoughts and experiences….
Growth Rates of Deep-Sea Coral Communities Revealed for the First Time
A collaboration between researchers at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), Hawai‘i Pacific University (HPU)…
Finding Nemo’s Cousins: Meet the Little Fish That Can See UV Light
The fish made famous in Finding Nemo can see ultraviolet (UV) light and may use it as a ‘secret channel’ to find both friends and…
DNA Is Just One Among Millions of Possible Genetic Molecules – Clues for Origin of Life & Search for Extraterrestrial Biology
Scientists computed a zoo of millions of alternate genetic polymer molecular structures, giving context for why biology encodes information how it does, and providing potential…
The Space-Time Fabric of Brain Networks – Neuroscientists Decode Neuronal Activity
Researchers have discovered how neuronal networks are able to generate activity sequences for meaningful behavior. Neuroscientists at the Bernstein Center Freiburg (BCF) of the University…
Remarkable Fossil of Extinct Giant Penguin Species Discovered in New Zealand
A new sphenisciform fossil from the north island of New Zealand further resolves the bauplan of extinct giant penguins. Penguins are descendants of seabirds that…