Scientists have extracted the oldest RNA molecules out of a woolly mammoth, gaining a snapshot into the processes at work in ...

A quest to discover new antibiotics is taking a Cal Poly biochemistry research team back in time millions of years as they ...

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Newly recognized patches of undeveloped grassland are accidental time travelers from a distant past, and they offer answers ...

By piecing together historical records, topographic maps, and satellite imagery, the research team covered more ground than ...

Scientists mapped the Bas63 bacteriophage in unprecedented detail, uncovering how its tail machinery infects bacteria. The ...

Pairing cutting-edge chemistry with artificial intelligence, a multidisciplinary team of scientists today published fresh ...

Microscopic magnetic fossils found in North Atlantic seafloor sediments may represent components of an internal "GPS system" ...

Researchers discovered a prehistoric ecosystem filled with giant marine reptiles, revealing an unparalleled level of food web complexity. Predators that dominated the oceans 130 million years ago were ...

Scientists have extracted the oldest RNA molecules out of a wooly mammoth, gaining a snapshot into the processes at work in ...

The goo, which is heavily alkaline serpentinite mud, contained lipid biomarkers, supporting the theory that early life began ...

A new study uncovered fresh chemical evidence of life in rocks more than 3.3 billion years old, along with molecular traces showing that oxygen-producing photosynthesis emerged nearly a billion years ...