Skip to content Enzyme mechanisms can be complex, and getting them to work is tricky. Enzymes are amazing catalysts. These […]
Category: Biology
If it moves, it’s probably alive: Searching for life on other planets
The search for extraterrestrial life has always been a key motivator of space exploration. But if we were to search […]
Parrots struggle when told to do something other than mimic their peers
There have been many studies on the capability of non-human animals to mimic transitive actions—actions that have a purpose. Hardly […]
Bonobos recognize when humans are ignorant, try to help
A lot of human society requires what’s called a “theory of mind”—the ability to infer the mental state of another […]
Let us spray: River dolphins launch pee streams into air
According to Amazonian folklore, the area’s male river dolphins are shapeshifters (encantade), transforming at night into handsome young men who […]
Stem cells used to partially repair damaged hearts
Skip to content Patches of stem-cell-derived heart muscle improve damaged hearts. When we developed the ability to convert various cells […]
Sleeping pills stop the brain’s system for cleaning out waste
Cleanup on aisle cerebellum A specialized system sends pulses of pressure through the fluids in our brain. Our bodies rely […]
Peeing is contagious among chimps
Those results supported the initial hypothesis that chimps tended to urinate in sync rather than randomly. Further analysis showed that […]
Life is thriving in the subsurface depths of Earth
Nitrospirota is an archaeal phylum that’s particularly common in the terrestrial subsurface. Some species of nitrospirota are capable of oxidizing […]
These squirrels are cold-blooded vole killers
They seem so sweet and innocent but these squirrels are also opportunistic killers. We think of squirrels as adorably harmless […]