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What Are Giant Viruses, and Are They Dangerous?

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Animals Sleep Because Electrons Leak

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 4 min read

A view of what early Earth could have looked like with cliffs and pools of water where life may have originated.

RNA and Sulfur Compounds Possibly Created the First Peptides on Earth

Stephanie DeMarco, PhD | | 3 min read

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Two Changes in Bone Development Allowed Humans to Stand on Two Legs

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 3 min read

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Bees Strategize How to Build the Best Honeycomb

Laura Tran, PhD | | 2 min read

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Why Do We Get Hangry?

Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 5 min read

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Viral Enzyme Accelerates Evolution of Therapeutic Proteins

Sneha Khedkar | | 3 min read

Two mice in a dark tunnel.

Was Lamarck Right? Reviving a Dead Theory of Evolution

Kamal Nahas, PhD | | 10 min read

Multiple dinosaurs walk across a lush valley landscape. Several pterosaur-like creatures roam the sky, and two trees frame the image, as a hill looms in the background.

Why Were Dinosaurs So Big?

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 4 min read

A grey tabby and white cat sits on a brown marbled floor, leaning to its side, in front of a yellow wall. Next to the cat sits an empty glass and a nearly empty bottle of brown liquid that seems like hard liquor. The cat’s eyes are half-open, with contracted pupils, making it seem, anthropomorphically, intoxicated.

Do Animals Get Drunk?

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 4 min read

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Gene Regulators, Not Genes, Underlie Hibernators’ Superpowers

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 3 min read

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Neuropeptides Control Labor Division in Leafcutter Ants

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 5 min read

On the left, several white sperm face towards a pink ball representing an egg, which is held in a woman’s hand.

How Cryptic Female Choice Shapes the Evolution of Species

Hannah Thomasy, PhD | | 10+ min read

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Universe 25 Experiment

A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal collapse, but Universe 25's relevance to humans remains disputed.

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The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

Congressional inaction has led to the expiration of the federal government’s SBIR/STTR program, cutting off a biotechnology lifeline.

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Genetic Basis of Aneuploidy, Which Often Causes Pregnancy Loss, Revealed

Studying over 100,000 embryos revealed genetic factors behind chromosome segregation issues that lead to aneuploidy, informing future risk screening and intervention.

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How Fat Type Shapes Hypertension Risk

Promoting brown fat activity could counteract hypertension by reshaping the molecular signals that govern vascular stiffness.

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