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New research on fern vascular systems reveals how developmental constraints don't just limit evolution—they generate new ...

When two cells "talk" to each other, they often do so through tiny channels called electrical synapses. Unlike chemical ...

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After placing an ancient extreme Earth organism outside of the ISS for nine months, scientists were shocked to find it was ...

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Forty thousand years after they were locked into Arctic ground, ancient microbes from Alaskan permafrost have stirred back to ...

A new study shows that everyday chemicals can disturb gut microbes, change community balance, and even increase antibiotic ...

"Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative," wrote H. G. Wells. This principle—that survival requires ...

MIT researchers traced chemical fossils in ancient rocks back to the ancestors of today’s demosponges. A team of geochemists ...

Juicy, sweet watermelon is a summer favorite, but once you cut into this refreshing fruit, the clock starts ticking on its ...

A type of 'living' cement capable of storing energy and recharging itself promises to transform walls and bridges into batteries.