Exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur feathers are prompting scientists to reconsider how some dinosaurs truly looked—and raising the possibility that certain species…
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Russian scientists have revealed a perfectly preserved cave lion cub that lived between 20,000 and 50,000 years ago near the Tirekhtykh River in Siberia. The cub was discovered on the bank of the Tirekhtykh River by a local resident, according to The Siberian Times. The cave lion (Panthera leo spelaea) once roamed vast areas stretching
Gene therapy has historically had limited success in treating disease, but a groundbreaking case has changed that narrative: a German…
Our ability to make more precise genetic changes has improved considerably using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology, which can be described as…
The complete genome of a neanderthal has been mapped for a second time. The new findings shed light on archaic…
The Cassiopea jellyfish has no brain, no spine, and spends most of its life lying upside down on the seabed.…
Scientists have discovered that tomato plants may be able to defend themselves in a surprisingly indirect—and dramatic—way: by triggering pests…
Mysterious, nearly transparent gelatinous spheres—some as large as a meter in diameter—have been spotted drifting beneath the surface along the…
Ravens can plan ahead and take into account future events in both time and space. An ability only previously observed…