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How bacteria organize themselves to 'hitchhike' across large distances
While scientists have studied how bacteria move toward food using a chemical radar known as chemotaxis, they have only watched single species swim in isolated environments over distances of only a few centimeters.
Extreme coastal flooding surges worldwide as rising seas rewrite 100-year odds
Human-caused sea-level rise has significantly increased the frequency of extreme coastal flooding worldwide, according to a new study led by a Tulane University researcher. The research, published in the journal Nature …
Report of gene-edited human embryos sparks worries about the technology’s future uses
Report of gene-edited human embryos sparks worries about the technology’s future uses Eight years after a Chinese scientist's report of gene-edited babies shocked the world, U.S. scientists reported editing embryos not…
Feedback is alarmed by a study that explored how funny people think they are, and that discovered certain traits in those who rate themselves the most humorous
Palaeontologist Steve Brusatte's The Story of Birds offers an excellent and sometimes startling account of bird evolution, finds Michael Marshall
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) School of Biological Sciences researcher Dr. Ben Crichton has studied kōkopu—whitebait species that …
There's a question at the heart of SETI that doesn't get nearly enough attention. It isn't whether aliens exist, and it isn't whether we have the technology to…
Scientists have uploaded a viral genome to a quantum computer, marking an important step for the future of quantum-enabled advancements in biology.
As NASA plans long-term missions on the Moon, the agency could use robots to perform routine tasks, allowing crew members to dedicate more time to science and …
AI scores a ‘C–’ on its hardest math test yet The second batch of “First Proof” problems is meant to evaluate AI’s usefulness for research-level math. The bes…
Following the devastating Northern Rivers floods in New South Wales in 2022, roughly 14,000 truckloads of water-damaged materials were sent to landfill.
Europe’s largest land animal, the bison, is thought to be relatively unthreatened by predators, but footage from Białowieża Primaeval Forest in Poland shows it…
Stunning views of the night sky abound in photographs worldwide submitted to this year's Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest.
How to build kids’ ‘cognitive endurance’ in an age of distraction The ability to run “mental marathons” is a skill children can learn through simple, but dedi…
