The end of the Cretaceous Period, 66 million years ago, marked the dramatic extinction of the dinosaurs. Until now, our ...

As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.

A new study by Connecticut College provides strong evidence that palm trees once thrived in subarctic Canada, reshaping ...

It’s fun to conceptualise like this, and set the human story within the grand perspective of Earth’s history. But there’s a ...

It also forms part of a larger story about violence during a period ... even if it was not a habitual part of their daily or ...

As indivisible units of life, the cells of all organisms consist of four fundamental macromolecular components: nucleic acids (including DNA and RNA), proteins, lipids and glycans. From the ...

Some forms of permanent life insurance can pay dividends to eligible policyholders that can be used to pay premiums, increase your coverage or taken as cash. Dividends are never guaranteed but ...

Ensure slurry export forms are submitted. Picture: Cliff Donaldson If a farm’s livestock manure limit is above 170kg/ha/year, in order to comply, a farm can do one of the following; Apply for a ...

Which molecules formed RNA, and can we use them to identify where life may form in the Universe? Credit: NASA/Jenny Mottar Discover how scientists blend biology, synthetic biology, and astrobiology to ...

In the paper, the team described the new-to-nature photosynthesis system as providing “a road map for transforming non-photosynthetic microbes into novel photosynthetic life forms”.

Evolution doesn’t always move inextricably forward, instead sometimes taking the occasional detour or even getting stuck in never-ending circles. In Madison, Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota, bacteria ...

Late last year, it was reported that several PlatinumGames veterans had seemingly left the studio. While only Bayonetta Origins' Abebe Tinari confirmed this news, it looks increasingly likely that ...