Ancient bacteria living in deep-sea sediments are alive—but with metabolisms so slow that it’s hard to tell.
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Ancient bacteria living in deep-sea sediments are alive—but with metabolisms so slow that it’s hard to tell.
Researchers identify the first circadian clock component conserved across all three domains of life.
Orange-loving Trinidad guppies are curiously attracted to orange spots on prawn pincers, which may make it easier for the predators to snatch them up.
Researchers identify two new DNA repair systems, in addition to four that were already known, that can attack unprotected telomeres.
A population of neurons in pigeon brains encodes direction, intensity, and polarity of the Earth’s magnetic field.
A new system decodes brain signals from the motor cortex of monkeys and translates them into basic arm movements, despite temporary paralysis.
Remarkable findings of ingested plant miRNA in animal liver and blood draw speculation about the study’s validity.
Baboons are able to distinguish printed English words from nonsense sequences of letters—the first step in the reading process.
Social insect soldiers not only protect the colony from insect invasions; some also secrete strong antifungal compounds to kill microscopic enemies.