Kanzi looks over his shoulder after a shower in 2005. (Image credit: WH Calvin via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)) Kanzi, a male bonobo with exceptional language skills, has died at age 44, according to the Ape Initiative, a primate…
Previous studies looking at the genetics of bipolar disorder have focused primarily on people of European descent. The new study looked at more diverse groups. (Image credit: Design Cells via Getty Images) Scientists have discovered about 300 “hot spots” in…
The Mariana Trench is the deepest known point in the ocean, deeper than Mount Everest. (Photo credit: Philipp Tur/Getty Images) The Mariana Trench (sometimes called the Mariana Trench) is a mysterious and incredibly deep ocean trench. It extends below the…
Scientists have suppressed a gene during the embryonic development of chickens to see if they can make their feathers more like those of dinosaurs. This image shows feather buds on day 12 of incubation. (Image credit: © Rory Cooper &…
Epigenetic changes that occur in both DNA and its RNA counterpart regulate genetic activity. (Image credit: koto_feja/Getty Images) Researchers have discovered a new way cells control their genes that could change the way we think about ‘epigenetics’. Epigenetics is a…
The Sea Mystery of the Octopus That Rides a Shark – YouTube See more The octopus was spotted in the company of an unusual sea companion: a fast shark. Researchers have captured the moment an orange octopus holds onto the…
JADES-GS-z14-0 appears as a tiny dot in the constellation Fornax. (Image credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) Carniani et al. Schowes et al./JWST: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Brant Robertson (UC Santa Cruz), Ben Johnson (CfA), Sandro Tacchella (Cambridge), Phil Cargile (CfA)) Astronomers have…
The teenager didn’t realise she was pregnant until she went to the hospital with stomach pains. (Photo credit: Jamie Grill via Getty Images) Patient: A 15-year-old girl from Lesotho, South Africa. Symptoms: In 1988, a young woman came to the…
Babesiosis is a rare but potentially life-threatening disease caused by parasites carried by ticks. (Image credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Contributor via Getty Images) Disease name: Babesiosis Affected populations: Babesiosis is a rare and potentially fatal parasitic disease that destroys red blood cells,…
This image taken on March 8 shows light from the waning Venus being refracted into a bright rainbow by Earth’s atmosphere. (Photo by Douglas Kostick) New images have revealed that the ‘planet of love’ Venus looks very different as it…