Biology is the study of life, of finding unusual beauty in the ordinary. And so is writing. Article continues below Why do we find glowing lights beautiful? From natural phenomena like fireflies and bioluminescent ocean waves, to man-made phenomena like fairy lights and vast nighttime cityscapes, there’s an allure to all that sparkle, glitter and … Read more
A recent study shows that the extraordinary lifespan of the Greenland shark, the oldest living vertebrate species, may be significantly influenced by muscle metabolic activity. These insights could be crucial for protecting this species, which is facing threats from climate change, and could even provide new opportunities to improve cardiovascular health in humans. “Aging is … Read more
What do the early stages of pregnancy look like? Embryonic development has been studied extensively, but most of our knowledge about the earliest stages of a growing baby comes from stationary snapshots. However, understanding the dynamic processes that occur during these early stages can help us learn more about how congenital birth defects develop and … Read more
In 2016, scientists published a newspaper with a bold claim: that the giraffe, first described as a species by the Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758, is actually always four kinds. Unlike Linneaus, the researchers had access to modern genetic tools, which showed that giraffes fall into distinct clusters based on differences in their DNA, … Read more
In August 2023, as part of Mark Zuckerberg’s “year of efficiency” that led to more than 20,000 layoffs, Meta disbanded a research team of a dozen scientists who had trained a large AI language model for biology. But Alexander Rives, who led the research cohort known as Meta’s “AI protein team,” wasn’t deterred by Meta’s … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! MPC1 is expressed in the human hair follicle and MPC inhibition blocks cell cycle progression and disrupts the expression of hair follicle signaling pathway genes. A) MPC1 and PDK immunoreactivity in human hair follicles. CTS connective tissue sheath. DP – … Read more
credit – Matthew Mulrennan, Colossal Last year, a group of scientists trying to capture images of a colossal squid, the largest invertebrate on Earth, in its natural habitat may have won their prize when one of their underwater cameras captured a young glass squid swimming by. Colossal squids are members of the glass squid family, … Read more
Scientists discovered this earlier Danuvius guggenmosi, an extinct genus of great apes, lived 11.6 million years ago in southern Germany during the Middle-Late Miocene. This species was believed to be the only member of the genus Danuvius. However, researchers have recently discovered the existence of a second species of great apes from the same stratigraphic … Read more
According to National GeographicThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean. Also called the Pacific Debris Vortex, it consists of two distinct collections of debris bounded by the vast subtropical gyre in the North Pacific Ocean. Now scientists have examined plastic waste floating in the Great Pacific … Read more
Life on Earth emerged about 3.7 billion years ago. Despite this being a crucial milestone in the history of our planet, the precise molecular mechanisms behind its formation remain largely unknown. Scientists have proposed many theories to explain the origin of life. Two stand out: the primordial soup theory and the RNA world hypothesis. Both … Read more