Articles of interest from across the scientific community.
Mutations in DNA are not so random after all. A study finds low rates of mutation in the genes necessary for survival …
With the old breed. In memoriam: Richard Leakey—a paleoanthropologist who contributed a wealth of knowledge to research on early man …
Fusion energy, that perennial energy of the future, is one tiny step closer to fruition, as a Chinese team keeps the heat hot for longer …
“Woof-woof,” and not “guau-guau.” Dogs can recognize when someone is speaking a language that they are not accustomed to …
Teetering atop a giant underwater mountain in Antarctica, the vulnerable Thwaites Glacier ties together much of the continent’s ice …
Question: What do you get when you give a fish a car? Answer: A fish who can navigate and explore new terrains, of course …
Thirty years, two million articles, up to 1,200 submissions a day, four staff members, 196 volunteer moderators, one arXiv …
56 million years ago, volcanoes spewed enough greenhouse gases into the atmosphere to release locked-up carbon, sparking extreme heat …
From naught to massive in 3 million years, the 55-foot hydrodynamic ichthyosaur faced little competition in its dominion of the oceans …
Dogs that resemble their owners? Researchers estimate ancient hunter-gatherers’ maize consumption and diet through examining dogs’ bones …
The most-legged millipede on record has been discovered 60 meters below ground. With 1,306 legs, it must surely spend half of its life tying shoelaces …
In the Western Eurasian Steppes, around 2,000 BC, the modern domestic horse was born, bred to be resilient, strong, and docile …
Five generations of a family were buried in the same tomb in Britain 5,700 years ago. Burial in the tomb was determined by patrilineal descent …
Flukes, a lot of them! An alarming rate of cancer research has been found to be nonreplicable, raising concerns around the field’s ethics …
Horned helmets were worn in three locations across Bronze Age Europe. What can a comparison reveal about the region at this time? …
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