THE CORONAVIRUS MUTATES THROUGH US
But the virus fights back – through natural selection. That is what British researchers argue after they examined the genome…
DNA reveals that distinguished Viking warrior was a woman
New evidence calls for rethinking famous grave and may shed new light on gender roles among the Vikings. In what…
THE VIKINGS KNEW THE SMALLPOX VIRUS AND POSSIBLY SPREAD IT AROUND THE WORLD
Scientists show that a variant of the smallpox virus was widespread among Vikings. Smallpox is a life-threatening disease caused by…
THE MOON BETRAYS THAT EARTH WAS STRUCK BY MASSIVE ASTEROIDS 800 MILLION YEARS AGO
The bombing consisted of 30 to 60 times more material than the disastrous asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. Researchers have…
FIRST DISCOVERED AN ACTIVE METHANE LEAK IN ANTARCTICA
Microbes make the methane soldier. But may not do that soon enough. A methane leak is a place where methane seeps…
SHARKS APPEAR TO BE ‘FUNCTIONALLY EXTINCT’ IN MANY REEFS
Sharks are practically no longer found in the reefs of the Windward Islands. Sharks, no matter how terrifying some species,…