‘Zombie’ cells created by transplanting genomes into dead bacteria
Colonies of bacterial cells under a microscope. The blue colony is expressing…
A unicellular organism with no brain is capable of Pavlovian learning
Stentor coeruleus is a single-celled organism with unexpected abilitiesMELBA PHOTO AGENCY /…
Is this carved rock an ancient Roman board game?
The possible game board with pencil marks highlighting the incised linesHet Romeins…
How to live a meaningful life, according to science
A meaningful life could be filled with small but kind gesturesREUTERS/Eric Gaillard…
Neanderthals and early humans may have interbred over a vast area
An artist’s impression of Neanderthal lifeCHRISTIAN JEGOU/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Homo sapiens and…
Sea turtles may be more resilient to global warming than we thought
A young loggerhead turtle in the Caribbean Sea near the BahamasWaterFrame/Alamy Sea…
Octopuses prompt rethink of why animals evolve big brains
Octopuses that live in shallow water – like the common octopus –…
Microbiome study hints that fibre could be linked to better sleep
Microbial activity in the gut might affect our quality of sleepOleksandra Troian…
Easily taxed grains were crucial to the birth of the first states
Cereal farming produced excess food that could be stored and taxedLUIS MONTANYA/MARTA…
Ancient DNA may rewrite the story of Iceland’s earliest settlers
Historical accounts say Ingólfr Arnarson was the first Norse settler of Iceland,…
