Ancient bones show dogs have been woven into human life for nearly 16,000 years
Odin was a kelpie. Attentive and protective, with a happy smile and an endless hope for…
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Dogs became man’s best friend far earlier than thought, scientists find
When they read the DNA, they found that some of the earliest European dogs – slightly…
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We keep finding the raw material of DNA in asteroids—what’s it telling us?
On Monday, a paper announcing that all four DNA bases had been found on an asteroid…
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Project Hail Mary is packed with hard science. An astrophysicist breaks it down
As an astrophysicist, my world revolves around the wonders of space and the mysteries of the…
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Microbes in Antarctica survive the freezing and dark winter by living on air
Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the…
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An illegal bioweapons lab was found in a Las Vegas garage. It’s a warning for Australia
In Las Vegas last week, two people were admitted to hospital “deathly ill” after being exposed…
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Some companies claim they can ‘resurrect’ species. Does that make people more comfortable with extinction?
Less than a year ago, United States company Colossal Biosciences announced it had “resurrected” the dire…
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Research roundup: 6 cool stories we almost missed
The team lightly swabbed samples from the artifacts’ surfaces and were able to recover human Y-chromosome…
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LABYRINTH CHOLLIMA Evolves into Three Adversaries
GOLDEN CHOLLIMA GOLDEN CHOLLIMA targets economically developed regions with significant cryptocurrency and fintech presence, including the…
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The ‘hobbits’ mysteriously disappeared 50,000 years ago. Our new study reveals what happened to their home
About 50,000 years ago, humanity lost one of its last surviving hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (also…
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Why is my dog like this? Current DNA tests won’t explain it to you.
Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study….
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Life insurers soon won’t be able to discriminate against you based on your genes
So in the future, protection from genetic discrimination will become more important than ever. So genetic…
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Impacts of colonisation on dingoes are ‘written in their bones’, new research finds
Dingoes are no ordinary dogs. They trace their roots back to an ancient Asian lineage and…
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James Watson, who helped unravel DNA’s double-helix, has died
James Dewey Watson, who helped reveal DNA’s double-helix structure, kicked off the Human Genome Project, and…
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Hundreds of genes act differently in the brains of men and women
Differences between men and women in intelligence and behaviour have been proposed and disputed for decades….
