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- Scientists Revived a 46,000-Year-Old Worm From Siberian Permafrost
A tiny roundworm frozen in Siberian permafrost for about 46,000 years was revived, revealing a new species with an unusual way to survive extreme conditions.
Tags: Medicine
- Dairy Cows Have Waterbeds to Help Them Rest
Dairy cows have used waterbeds since the 1990s, giving them a softer place to rest and encouraging more lying time linked to milk production.
Tags: Medicine
- One Falcon Colony Stores Live Birds for Later Meals
In Morocco, one colony of Eleonora’s falcons has been observed plucking flight feathers from live small birds and wedging them into rock crevices as a fresh food reserve.
Tags: Medicine
- The Rete Ovarii May Be a Secretory Helper of the Ovary
A little-known structure beside the ovary has been found in mice to release proteins that may help support ovarian function.
Tags: Medicine
- The Largest Solar Storm Ever Found Hit Earth 14,300 Years Ago
About 14,300 years ago, Earth was hit by a solar storm at least 10 times stronger than the Carrington Event, leaving a carbon-14 trace in ancient tree rings.
Tags: Astronomy
- Why Ancient Roman Lead Is Valuable for Ultra-Sensitive Detectors
Ancient Roman lead from shipwrecks has extremely low radioactivity, making it valuable as shielding for highly sensitive scientific equipment.
Tags: Physics
- Dogs Can Smell Human Stress, and It May Affect Their Mood
Dogs can detect stress chemicals in human sweat and breath, and research suggests the smell can make dogs more cautious and stressed too.
Tags: Medicine
- Some West Africans Carry DNA From an Unknown Ancient Human Group
Some West African populations carry 2% to 19% ancestry from an unknown ancient human group that split from our lineage before Neanderthals did.
Tags: Medicine
- Scientists Hacked a Computer Using Malware Hidden in Synthetic DNA
In 2017, scientists encoded malware into synthetic DNA and used a DNA sequencer to take control of the computer reading it.
Tags: Computing
- Chernobyl Remains the Costliest Disaster by Estimated Economic Damage
Chernobyl is often listed as the costliest disaster ever, with about $700 billion in estimated damage, over $2 trillion when adjusted to 2025 dollars.
Tags: History
- The $180 Billion AOL Time Warner Merger That Became a Record Loss
In 2000, AOL agreed to merge with Time Warner for about $180 billion, but after the dot-com crash the company reported a record $98.7 billion loss for 2002.
Tags: History
- Why Apollo Astronauts Saw Flashes With Their Eyes Closed
During Apollo 11, an astronaut saw flashes with his eyes closed, and researchers linked the strange vision to high-energy particles passing through the eye.
Tags: Physics