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A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a fundamental transition in the history of life on our planet.
| Keywords | sciencebiologydiscoverynatureresearchecologytechnologyenvironmentmicrobiologyoceancellsevolutiongeneticsorigins-of-lifenew-species |
Scientists spent over a decade reconstructing the calls of nine species of ancient insects to create the first accurate Jurassic soundscape.
| Keywords | sciencenaturebiologyecologyevolutionresearchwildlifediscoveryanimal-behaviorbiodiversityfossilsmarine-biologymicrobiologynaturalistdinosaursinsectsjurassicsoundscapenytimes |
Intrinsic capacity is quickly becoming a preferred way to measure and assess human aging.
| Keywords | healthlongevityagingbiologysciencemedical-researchgeneticslifestyledana-g-smithevolutionlifespanmedicinepreventative-healthabc-news |
We aren’t the only animals that like to take care of other species. A new study finds that the roots of keeping a pet may stretch deep into our primate past.
| Keywords | primatespetsanimalsnaturewildlifescienceevolutionstudyhuman-behaviorbondingintelligencebiologyprimate-pastspeciessocial-behavioranthropologyresearchnatural-world |
Scientists have found smallpox viruses in the remains of people in Chile from around 500 years ago, revealing how the virus may have evolved into a global killer.
Hannah Chin and Nate Rott of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the building blocks of birdsong, the evolutionary history of avocados and Egyptian warrior princesses.
| Keywords | sciencearchaeologyegyptevolutionavocadosbirdsonghistorynprpodcastshort-wavenaturebiologyanthropologyancient-egyptdiscoveryresearchevolutionary-biology |
It is only the fifth new African monkey identified as a new species in the past 75 years.
These snakes can go for months without eating, grow and shrink the size of their hearts and jump start their metabolism on a dime.
| Keywords | pythonsbiologymetabolismdigestionhuman-diseasemedical-researchsciencenatureanimal-biologynprhealthcareevolutionbiomedical-researchwildlifehealth-science |
From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.
Sometimes, our preference for certitude, our need to define things with conviction, closes us off from possibility.
| Keywords | sciencebiologynatural-selectionevolutionphilosophypsychologyhuman-naturecertaintypossibilityny-timesmelissa-kirschthinkingcognitionmindset |