ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Can A Single Altered Gene Turn Fish Fins into Limbs?

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 02.04.2021 22:28 PM

A new study shows how a single mutation caused fish to develop human-like limbs which is why ancient sea vertebrates were able to move to land.

Elephant Evolution: Why the Biggest Pachyderms are Big and Resistant to Cancer?

02.04.2021 21:18 PM

A new study looks into why elephants evolved to be so big and yet is cancer-resistant. Science says that large, long-lived species should have higher risks of developing cancer.

Kangaroo Overgrazing Has Adverse Effect on Land Conservation

02.04.2021 04:40 AM

While Australia's native kangaroos are not considered threats to local vegetation and land conservation, the species' species' increased overgrazing could start changing this condition, according to a new study.

Huntsman Spiders Invade Australian Homes Due to Weather, Experts Said

02.04.2021 03:40 AM

Huntsman spiders are overrunning Australian homes due to the weather, but experts say there is nothing to be afraid of despite their terrifying appearance.

Echolocation: Nature's Built-in GPS

02.04.2021 02:51 AM

Scientists explain how different species rely on echolocation to navigate their surroundings and hunt.

Research Reveals Monkeys Eavesdrop Too Like Humans

02.04.2021 00:44 AM

Researchers found a scandalous behavior that primates and humans share: they too eavesdrop on conversations and make snap judgments.

Los Angeles Remains In Top Spot, For City With Worst Air Pollution In The U.S.

Air Pollution Can Affect Your Cognitive Skills Up to 60 Years Later

02.04.2021 00:34 AM

Researchers found a small but notable decline in cognitive skills when someone was exposed to levels of smog or air pollution up to the age of 11.

Chimpanzee-Killing Disease Linked by Researchers to New Species of Bacterium

02.04.2021 00:25 AM

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin have identified a new bacterium species linked with the chimpanzee-killing disease that has killed more than 50 great apes since 2005.

State Capitols Increase Security In Preparation For Weekend Protests

Will This Energy-Saving Transparent Wood Replace Your Typical Glass?

02.03.2021 21:36 PM

The transparent wood that creates energy-saving windows can be potentially used to make a see-through house, researchers say.

The roughly six billion people here on Earth whose current ancestry does not belong to Africa must have inherited between one and two percent of their genome from our closest though now dead ancestors: the Neanderthals.

Neanderthal Teeth Serve as Evidence of Interbred Population

02.03.2021 13:45 PM

A discovery and study of prehistoric teeth found in 1910 and 1911 suggest that neanderthals and modern humans interbred. The teeth were discovered over 100 years ago at the La Cotte de St. Brelade cave in Jersey, an island on the English channel, a report from Gizmodo states. The teeth, along with fossils and modern genomes, provide sufficient evidence of interbreeding.