Life may have begun when RNA molecules began to replicate themselves, and now we’ve finally found an RNA molecule that is very close to being able to do this ...

An international research team led by Dr. Lorenzo Marchetti from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin has described the oldest known impressions of reptile skin from the Thuringian Forest in central ...

It helps that Musk’s family tree is not so much a tree as a continent. Four mothers. Fourteen children. A naming style that feels like a collaboration between Greek mythology, computer science, and a ...

In the animal kingdom, reproduction is a necessary part of species survival. Parthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction where embryos develop from unfertilized eggs, has been observed in captive ...

Strange software bugs. Could benefit from extra light. No mobile device compatibility. Requires a computer. As a chronic tinkerer, I’ve always wished there was a simple, efficient, and effective way ...

Two more tropical storms could form at the same time this week as National Hurricane Center (NHC) experts track another tropical storm and a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean. Hurricane Iona formed on ...

Until now, cells dividing by mitosis were thought to grow round and then split into two identical, spherical daughter cells. New research has found that some cells are isomorphic, meaning they retain ...

Former Mojang and Coffee Stain staff have banded together to form Three Friends. Co-founded by Albert Säfström, Daniel Kaplan, Sebastian Badylak, and Johan Hermeren, Three Friends is a new indie ...

UK regulators clear the path for a $21 billion merger, as long as both parties commit to upgrading nationwide 5G coverage. UK regulators clear the path for a $21 billion merger, as long as both ...