For a long time, the story of evolution has centered on chance – mutations arrive without a plan, and natural selection keeps the winners. That view isn’t wrong, but it’s incomplete.
A recent study shows that parts of evolution look orderly….
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Evolution Keeps Reinventing The Appendix. Here’s Why It May Be Important. : ScienceAlert
Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast.
That basic story traces back at least to Charles Darwin, the English naturalist who developed the theory of natural selection….
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NASA’s DART asteroid smash shows we could deflect a future threat
NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission did more than alter the motion of a small asteroid. New research shows the spacecraft’s deliberate collision with the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in September 2022 also slightly changed the…
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Life form living at Chernobyl has evolved to “eat” radiation
After the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, scientists expected to find a dead zone where almost nothing could survive. Instead, they found life that found ways to adapt and survive. One key example was a common black fungus called Cladosporium…
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Two New Bird Species Identified in Amazonia
An antbird long thought to be a single widespread species across the Amazon rainforest is, in fact, several different ones. Among them are two newly-described species — Cercomacra mura and Cercomacra raucisona — that inhabit separate…
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How to make farms tree-friendly and boost food production
Farmers could turn more of the UK’s farmland into productive agroforestry systems if they had access to trusted advice and real farm examples, according to new research from the University of Reading. Dr. Amelia Hood, from the Department of…
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Brain ‘Stretching’ Is The Secret to Protecting Your Mind From Dementia : ScienceAlert
WASHINGTON (AP) – “Exercise your brain,” experts advise people hoping to stave off dementia.
But how? Stretching your brain might be the better description.
Do a crossword puzzle a day, and you may just get good at crosswords. Instead,…
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Humanoid robot offers a peek into a future without chores
Figure is gradually prepping its humanoid robot to competently take on household chores. While the California-based company has ambitions to deploy its robot in industrial settings like factories and warehouses, it also plans to create a…
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New Jersey's opioid gap persists as high-risk counties fall further behind
Opioids such as fentanyl are “indiscriminate killers” that can be misused by people from all walks of life. But where you live may be more influential than previously realized, according to researchers at Rutgers University.
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Hormonal imbalance and gut microbes linked to cognitive deficits in patients with PitNETs
Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) are commonly associated with visual disturbances and endocrine abnormalities; however, many patients also experience cognitive deficits, particularly in memory, attention, and executive…
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