On Monday, biotech company Colossal announced what it views as its first successful de-extinction: the dire wolf. These large predators […]
Tag: Biology
Editorial: Mammoth de-extinction is bad conservation
Anti-extinction vs. de-extinction Ecosystems are inconveniently complex, and elephants won’t make good surrogates. Are we ready for mammoths when we […]
We have the first video of a plant cell wall being built
Skip to content Plant cells without a cell wall are fragile, so it’s hard to image its construction. Plant cells […]
Newly hatched hummingbird looks, acts like a toxic caterpillar
Skip to content “Batesian mimicry” is when a species evolves to look like one that’s inedible. The adult white-necked jacobin […]
Bonobos’ calls may be the closest thing to animal language we’ve seen
Bonobos, great apes related to us and chimpanzees that live in the Republic of Congo, communicate with vocal calls including […]
Monkeys are better yodelers than humans, study finds
Skip to content Voice breaks in Latin American monkey calls resemble human yodeling, but over a much wider frequency range. […]
A bonus from the shingles vaccine: Dementia protection?
Skip to content The study shows a sharp change when the vaccine was introduced in Wales. A study released on […]
Male fruit flies drink more alcohol to get females to like them
Skip to content Alcohol makes male fruit flies sexier by stimulating the production of sex pheromones. Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) […]
Genetic testing company 23andMe declares bankruptcy
On Sunday, the genetic testing and heritage company 23andMe announced that it had entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was asking […]
“Infantile amnesia” occurs despite babies showing memory activity
Skip to content It looks like humans actively suppress our earliest memories. For many of us, memories of our childhood […]