Fossils trapped in amber provide a unique snapshot of the anatomy, biology, and ecology of extinct organisms. The most common fossils found in amber, which...
During the dinosaur era, a crab wandering near a coastal forest was buried alive in tree resin and became fossilized. 100 million years later, Javier...
There’s a widespread hypothesis that links the resilience of coral reefs with their remoteness from human activities — the farther away they are from people,...
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is joining the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) new research network focused on the study of senescent...
In a first-of-its-kind study, Florida’s critically endangered staghorn corals were surveyed to discover which ones can better withstand future heatwaves in the ocean. Insights from...
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have uncovered a fundamental role of glial cells in the nervous system of the gut in maintaining a healthy...
Once plastic products are used and discarded, they can linger in oceans, collecting in large “garbage patches” and harming sea life. One potential solution, a...
Rutgers researchers have discovered that people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a protein in their lungs that leaks a small molecule into...
For five million years, woolly mammoths roamed the earth until they vanished for good nearly 4,000 years ago – and scientists have finally proved why.Credit:...
Horses were first domesticated in the Pontic-Caspian steppes, northern Caucasus, before conquering the rest of Eurasia within a few centuries. These are the results of...
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 20, 2021 – Most cells throughout the body can divide and multiply to replace old cells and repair damaged tissue, but in response to certain stresses,...
To prosper, most great apes need lush forests in Africa (bonobos, chimpanzees, and gorillas) or Southeast Asia (orangutans), except for some groups of chimpanzees that...
Muscle is known to regenerate through a complex process that involves several steps and relies on stem cells. Now, a new study led by researchers...
New research on dampwood termites (Zootermopsis angusticollis and A. nevdensis) shows select members of the colony will experience brain changes in anticipation of cognitive demand.Credit: Sean O'Donnell,...
(LOS ANGELES) – Following surgery within the abdominal or pelvic cavities, scar tissue often forms on the inner linings of these cavities and may adhere...
