Researchers have reconstructed the genetic code of the woolly mammoth in unprecedented detail after discovering fossilized chromosomes in the skin of a 52,000-year-old carcass preserved in the permafrost of Siberia. The mammoth’s luxuriant mane led researchers to name it after Chris Waddle, the mulleted former England footballer. It was freeze-dried after death, a process that … Read more
Neutron stars are among the densest objects in the universe. The material inside them is so tightly compressed that scientists don’t yet know what shape it takes. The core of a neutron star may be a thick soup of quarks, or it may contain exotic particles that could not survive anywhere else in the universe. … Read more
HOUSTON – Hello there, from your fellow Houstonian! I know it’s already hot in Texas as we brace for the intense summer and humid heat we are blessed with every year. It seems to get warmer as we get older – or is this just me getting older? Anyway, I wasn’t much of a beach … Read more
Sea anemones catch small animals floating along the bottom. This species belongs to the order Actiniaria. Credit: SMARTEX/NHM/NOC Transparent sea cucumbers, pink sea pigs and bowl-shaped sponges are some of the fascinating animals discovered during a deep-sea expedition to the Pacific Ocean’s Abyssal Plains. A 45-day research expedition to the Clarion Clipperton Zone between Mexico … Read more
About 480 million years ago, a dazzling assortment of the variety of flavors of life emerged on Earth. There has long been speculation about what causes this abundant radiation of new species, from asteroid dust or tectonic activity, to a rise in oxygen levels in the atmosphere. Now rocks from Maryland, USA, suggest an unlikely … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Graphic abstract. Credit: Current biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.059 × close to Graphic abstract. Credit: Current biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.059 A study involving the University of Cambridge has used virtual reproductions of the earliest animal ecosystems, known as marine animal forests, … Read more