How farming changed us: Ancient DNA reveals natural selection sped up in recent human evolution

A massive study of ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 people across more than 10,000 years in West Eurasia reveals that natural ...
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How the All-Female Amazon Molly Survives Without Males

The Amazon molly is an all-female fish that ditched sexual reproduction entirely, thriving for over 100,000 years through ...

Nature Is Still Molding Human Genes, Study Finds

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...

Are aliens real? Scientists have been hunting for extraterrestrial life since the time of Aristotle

Aristotle's views on the nature of the cosmos dominated the Ancient Greek world. He argued that there's only one world, at ...

The real space science behind 'Project Hail Mary'

The science fiction blockbuster wowed audiences with its depiction of space travel and more. Here's what NASA staff and other ...

‘Thrilling’ embryo fossil discovery upends everything we knew about how early mammals gave birth: ‘Breaks entirely new ground’

The species in question was a therapsid, a group of animals that was the forefather to modern-day mammals, including humans.
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SAVE Act: Ohio REAL IDs do not show citizenship

SAVE Act: Ohio REAL IDs do not show citizenship News / Apr 14, 2025 / 04:30 PM EDT The SAVE Act, a national bill requiring proof of United States citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections, ...
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“More than 60% of females gave birth on the same night.” Why do some animals give birth en masse?

Predators tend to target young animals because they are easy prey. If young are born asynchronously, predators can eat a ...