Although thousands of planets have been discovered in the Milky Way, most reside less than a few thousand light years from Earth. Yet our Galaxy is...
The human body is essentially made up of trillions of living cells. It ages as its cells age, which happens when those cells eventually stop replicating...
Some people might not be able to handle the responsibility of caring for a pet animal for the rest of their lives, but some want a...
A simple mechanism could underlie the growth and self-replication of protocells — putative ancestors of modern living cells — suggests a study publishing September 3 in Biophysical...
Climate change is not only a human problem; animals have to adapt to it as well. Some “warm-blooded” animals are shapeshifting and getting larger beaks, legs,...
Scientists have discovered an apex predator dinosaur with huge shark-like teeth that existed in Uzbekistan 90 million years ago, according to a study. The dinosaur was...
Tabby cats are often mistaken as a breed, but the word “tabby” refers to a distinct fur pattern that looks like a letter “M” on the...
Sending human travelers to Mars would require scientists and engineers to overcome a range of technological and safety obstacles. One of them is the grave risk...
A team of marine science and environment experts discovered a 10-meter high, 600-year-old huge coral colony south of Al-Waqadi Island, in Tabuk region northwestern Saudi Arabia,...
Researchers from the University of Kent, the Research Institute for Environment Treatment and Vita-Market Ltd have discovered a universal mathematical formula that can describe any bird’s...
Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. Researchers have now found possible targets for the early treatment of such damage outside the...