A koala’s diet would kill most mammals. Their genome reveals how they survivesciencemag.org - Elizabeth Pennisi Imagine being able to sniff or lick a chunk of cheese and immediately know its nutritional value. That’s what koalas do when they forage on their …
Stone Age Some monkeys in Panama may have just stumbled into the Stone Age | New Scientistnewscientist.com - By Colin Barras Another non-human primate has entered the Stone Age – the fourth type known to have done so. One population of white-faced capuchins living in Panama …
NASA's next Mars mission launches Saturday: Everything you need to knowMashable - Miriam KramerOn Saturday, NASA will launch its next mission to Mars. This time the lander, known as InSight, is focused squarely on learning more about the inner-workings of the red planet. The space agency's InSight
Oxygen-Free "Dead Zone" as Big as Scotland Discovered in Arabian SeaInverse - Kevin Litman-Navarro Scotland-Sized "Dead Zone" in Arabian Sea Is a "Disaster Waiting to Happen" Scientists say the situation is worse than they originally feared. In the …
700,000-Year-Old Stone Tools Point to Mysterious Human RelativeNational Geographic - Michael GreshkoSomeone butchered a rhinoceros in the Philippines hundreds of thousands of years before modern humans arrived—but who? Stone tools found in the Philippines predate the arrival of modern humans to the by
Plants 'talk to' each other through their rootsThe Guardian - Hannah Devlin Science correspondentScientists studying corn seedlings believe that they send signals under the soil, advising each other of the proximity of other plants Plants use their roots to “listen in” on their neighbours, according
Stephen Hawking's Final Theory About Our Universe Has Just Been Published, And It Will Melt Your BrainScienceAlert - Michelle Starr Groundbreaking physicist Stephen Hawking left us one last shimmering piece of brilliance before he died: his final paper, detailing his last theory …
Expert warns of potentially catastrophic 'flu pandemic'New York Post - By The Sun A killer flu pandemic could be poised to sweep the globe “tomorrow,” killing as many as 33 million people in its first 200 days. A catastrophic shift …
Sea Level Rise in the SF Bay Area Just Got a Lot More DireWIRED - Matt Simon If you move to the San Francisco Bay Area, prepare to pay some of the most exorbitant home prices on the planet. Also, prepare for the fact that …
This Woman Learned Her Birthmark Is A Sign She Fused With Her Twin In UteroBuzzFeedLast year, musician Taylor Muhl learned that the unique birthmark on one side of her torso wasn't just skin deep. It actually is an outward sign of the fact that she is her own twin and carries two sets
Ravens Are Evolving, and Not in the Way You'd ExpectNational Geographic - Jason BittelInstead of branching into new species, raven groups experienced something called "speciation reversal." A new study shows that the common raven is anything but commonplace in its evolution. Using DNA taken
The 'Genome Hacker' Who Mapped a 13-Million-Person Family TreeThe Atlantic - Sarah ZhangYaniv Erlich has been a white-hat hacker and a geneticist at Columbia University, and now he works for a genealogy company. This unusual career trajectory has led, most recently, to a 13-million-person
North Pole surges above freezing in the dead of winter, stunning scientistsThe Washington Post - By Jason SamenowThe sun won’t rise at the North Pole until March 20, and it’s normally close to the coldest time of year, but an extraordinary and possibly historic thaw swelled over the tip of the planet this weekend.
Scientists Predict King Penguins Face Major Threats Due To Climate ChangeNPR - Merrit KennedySeventy percent of the world's king penguin population could face threats to its habitat by the end of this century, according to a new scientific model. The researchers say the problem is that the animals'
Hindustan Jupiter’s moon Europa may host life | science | Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com - Press Trust of India Jupiter’s icy moon Europa may host life in an ocean of liquid water hidden under its 10 kilometre-deep ice crust, scientists say. Researchers from the …
How Cells Pack Tangled DNA Into Neat ChromosomesWIRED - Jordana Cepelewicz A human cell carries in its nucleus two meters of spiraling DNA, split up among the 46 slender, double-helical molecules that are its chromosomes. …
The best photos taken of planet Earth last year will transform the way you see the worldBusiness Insider - Kevin LoriaEvery year, the best landscape photography shows off Earth's beauty, and a handful of select photographers are celebrated in the 2017 International Landscape Photographer of the Year contest. The images
The DNA database that is key to beating our rarest diseasesThe Guardian - Robin McKie Observer science editorThe future now holds hope for children like Sam Ward, and doctors say many other people are set to benefit Jillian Hastings Ward gave birth to her second child, Sam, almost four years ago. For the first
Cancer Risk From Cellphone Radiation Is Small, Studies ShowThe New York Times - By DENISE GRADYDespite years of research, there is still no clear answer. But two government studies released on Friday, one in rats and one in mice, suggest that if there is any risk, it is small, health officials Safety
Ancient Genomes Reveal Complicated Split into Europeans and AsiansInverse - Sarah Sloat Ancient Human Genomes Reveal Complicated Split Into Europeans and Asians Isolated human populations could never really stay apart. Research on the …
Pancreatic cancer: Modified flu virus destroys tumorsMedical News Today - By Ana Sandoiu Researchers from the Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom have modified a flu virus and used it to successfully target pancreatic …
Yes, global warming will be bad. But these scientists say it won’t reach the worst-case scenario.The Washington Post - By Chris MooneyClimate scientists on Wednesday suggested that they may be able to rule out some of the most dire scenarios of what would happen if greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere were to double. Unfortunately,
Only Black Man in Early-1800s Iceland Left No Remains—But Now We Have His DNAnewsweek.com Recreating a person's DNA usually involves some sort of remains, like tissues, to use as a framework. However, a team of scientists have been able to …
Strange Weather Triggered Bacteria That Killed 200,000 Endangered AntelopeNPR - Merrit KennedyOver the span of three weeks in 2015, more than 200,000 saiga antelope suddenly died in central Kazakhstan. Scientists knew that bacteria called Pasteurella multocida type B caused the mass death. Now,
Scientists identify what may have killed millions in mystery epidemicCNN - By Ashley Strickland, CNN(CNN) — In the 16th century, an epidemic known as "cocoliztli" that caused bleeding and vomiting swept through large areas of Guatemala, Mexico and even reached Peru. It wiped out 80% of the population,
This Google-Backed Biotech Is Trying to Create a Universal Flu VaccineFortune - Sy Mukherjee Google parent Alphabet’s venture arm GV (formerly Google Ventures) is among the companies backing U.K. biotech Vaccitech, which has set out to …
19 PIECES OF NON-HUMAN DNA FOUND IN HUMAN GENOMEmedium.com - Carroline Neruens Eight percent of your DNA is alien, in that it’s made up of non-human, viral fragments. In fact, viral fragments are often hiding within the genome …
We Have Five Years To Save Ourselves From Climate Change, Harvard Scientist SaysForbes - Jeff McMahonCarbon pollution is rapidly forcing the climate back to a state last seen in the Eocene Epoch, when there was no ice on the poles, warned James Anderson, the Harvard scientist known for linking CFCs to
