Stellar collisions produce strange, zombie-like survivors
Despite their ancient ages, some stars orbiting the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole appear deceptively youthful. But unlike humans,
Ocean floor a ‘reservoir’ of plastic pollution
New research from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and the University of Toronto in Canada, estimates up to 11 million
Demand for critical minerals puts African Great Apes at risk
A recent study led by researchers from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Evolution in action? New study finds possibility of nitrogen-fixing organelles
Nitrogen is a nutrient essential for all life on Earth. Although nitrogen gas (N2) is plentiful, it is largely unavailable
New sunflower family tree reveals multiple origins of flower symmetry
The sunflower family tree revealed that flower symmetry evolved multiple times independently, a process called convergent evolution, among the members
For mining in arid regions to be responsible, we must change how we think about water
A research team led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in collaboration with the University of Alaska-Anchorage and Columbia University,
Developing a vaccine for the ‘zombie drug’ xylazine
Xylazine is an FDA-approved sedative and pain reliever for use in animals, but it has severe adverse effects when used
Immunotherapy for Alzheimer’s disease shows promise in mouse study
Alzheimer’s disease starts with a sticky protein called amyloid beta that builds up into plaques in the brain, setting off
Working outside the typical 9-5 in younger adulthood may be linked with worse health decades later
The hours you work earlier in life may be associated with worse health years later, according to a study published
Early dinosaurs grew up fast, but they weren’t the only ones
The earliest dinosaurs had rapid growth rates, but so did many of the other animals living alongside them, according to