Sharks and oysters set to thrive in warmer UK waters
14 hours ago Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent Getty Images The UK could see a…
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In most mammals, one gene determines sex. But 100 million years ago, platypuses and echidnas went their own way
For decades, scientists have known that platypuses and echidnas – Australia’s unique egg-laying mammals – have…
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The nine-armed octopus and the oddities of the cephalopod nervous system
Nine arms, no problem In 2021, researchers from the Institute of Marine Research in Spain used…
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Ocean damage unspeakably awful, Attenborough tells prince
4 hours ago Esme Stallard Climate and science correspondent Justin Rowlatt Climate editor Sir David Attenborough…
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AI Meets Biotech: The Future Of Protein Therapeutics With Mike Nally And Jason Silvers
In this episode of FYI – For Your Innovation, Brett Winton and ARK analyst Nemo Despot…
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Columbia University President Booed During Graduation Ceremony
Columbia University alumni burnt and ripped up their diplomas in protest against the institution’s alleged cooperation…
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Solving the mystery of a dinosaur mass grave at the ‘River of Death’
13 hours ago Rebecca Morelle Science editor Reporting fromAlberta, Canada Alison Francis Senior science journalist Hidden…
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Your brain’s role in your politics | The Gray Area
Sean Illing talks with Leor Zmigrod, political psychologist and neuroscientist and author of The Ideological Brain….
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How does consciousness work? Duelling scientists tested two big theories but found no winner
“Theories are like toothbrushes,” it’s sometimes said. “Everybody has their own and nobody wants to use…
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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, intense…
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A secret mathematical rule has shaped the beaks of birds and other dinosaurs for 200 million years
Most dinosaurs, like Tyrannosaurus rex, have a robust snout with pointed teeth. But some dinosaurs (like…
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We study ‘planktivores’ – and found an amazing diversity of shapes among plankton-feeding fishes
Swim along the edge of a coral reef and you’ll often see schools of sleek, torpedo-shaped…
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Breaking The $100 Genome Barrier: How Ultima Genomics Is Revolutionizing DNA Sequencing
DNA sequencing is on the cusp of a major transformation, and Gilad Almogy, CEO of Ultima…
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‘Curiosity-driven research’ led to a recent major medical breakthrough. But it’s under threat
Earlier this year news broke about doctors in London curing blindness in children with a rare…
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1 trillion species, 3 billion years: how we used AI to trace the evolution of bacteria on Earth
There are roughly a trillion species of microorganisms on Earth – the vast majority of which…
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A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells
Biohybrid robots work by combining biological components like muscles, plant material, and even fungi with non-biological…
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New research shows bigger animals get more cancer, defying decades-old belief
The answer lies in how quickly body size evolves. We found that birds and mammals that…
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An small microbial ecosystem has formed on the International Space Station
“One of the more similar environments to the ISS was in the isolation dorms on the…
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Smart is sexy – new study on fish doing puzzles hints intelligence partly evolved via sexual selection
Our findings imply that the evolution of cognitive abilities may have been driven by sexual selection,…
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Sleeping pills stop the brain’s system for cleaning out waste
“When we used the flow fiber photometry method to look into the brains of mice, we…
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New research reveals why sabre-toothed predators evolved their deadly teeth
Sabre teeth – the long, sharp, blade-like canines found in extinct predators such as Smilodon –…
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‘One of the most important species for science’: how the humble fruit fly transformed 4 fields of research
The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), more correctly called the vinegar fly, is a frequent visitor…
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These spiders listen for prey before hurling webs like slingshots
Along came a spider A) Untensed web shown from front view. (B) Tensed web shown from…
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Chatbots won’t help anyone make weapons of mass destruction. But other AI systems just might
Over the past two years, we have seen much written about the “promise and peril” of…
