September 23, 2024

Scientists Grew Microbes in a Lab Experiment, And They Evolved a New Sense

Bacteria can develop a heightened new sensitivity to acid levels when exposed to different environmental extremes in the laboratory, a

Hundreds of Mysterious Nazca Glyphs Have Just Been Revealed

In the desert of southern Peru, a mystery has been unfolding over decades. Hundreds of years ago, the people who

Amazing Photo Shows The Burning Man Festival As Seen From Space

The Burning Man festival, held annually in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, has been a bastion of the US counterculture

This Stunning Crystal Could Preserve The Human Genome For Billions of Years

Long after Earth’s oceans have vaporized and all its plant and animal life has turned to dust under the Sun’s

Aliens May Be Doomed by Inescapable Climate Change, Study Finds

Earth’s average global temperatures have been steadily increasing since the Industrial Revolution. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency

Scientists Reconstruct Oldest Human Genomes Ever Found in South Africa

Researchers have reconstructed the oldest human genomes ever found in South Africa from two people who lived around 10,000 years

This Immortal Creature Can Create a Form of Cancer That’s Contagious

Jellyfish-like creatures called hydras can develop tumors if overfed, which in turn can be passed on to their clone offspring.

Microplastics Seem to Be in Every Kind of Animal… Except One

Rocks crumble into the sea as sand. Similarly, the ocean is an inevitable destination of disintegrating human rubbish: microplastics. Much