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Scientists in Sweden recovered RNA from an extinct, 130-year-old Tasmanian tiger, also known as a thylacine. They then traced which genes were active in its tissues. 

DNA can show what genes exist, but gene expression, which genes are active in a…

Each year, thousands of satellites at the end of their life fall toward Earth, burning up in the atmosphere. In their wake, they leave a trail of chemicals behind that depletes the ozone layer over time.

This is all part of the…

15 Million Years before the Megalodon, This Giant Ancient Shark Prowled the Oceans

But the ones that are about nature,  about natural disasters, are based on very keen observations and repeated observations of the landscape. They also can contain details that are recognizable to scientists who study…

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James Riordon
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Isaac Newton confessed that he had no idea what gravity was. The 17th century English polymath knew what it did, and he described it with a universal law of gravitation. But where the law…

A vaccine that blocks the effects of fentanyl — including overdose — will enter human trials in the coming months, perhaps leading the way to the first-ever proactive treatment for opioid use disorder.

The initial trials will focus on…

Billions of years ago, Earth was an uninhabitable rock covered in magma. Scientists are still working to decipher the tale of how it transformed into a blue and green orb teeming with life.

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Tiny fragments of plastic are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, particularly through our food and drink.

In 2024, scientists in China found a simple and effective means of removing them from water. The team ran…

On a December day, Richard Feynman gave a fun little lecture at Caltech — and dreamed up an entirely new field of physics.

During the…

Primates — the mammalian group that includes humans — are found pretty much everywhere on Earth, from equatorial rainforests to scientific research stations in Antarctica. This hugely diverse order appeared before the dinosaurs went…