A catastrophic asteroid impact 66 million years ago wiped out 75% of species on our planet, including non-avian dinosaurs. (Image credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) One fateful day 66 million years ago, dinosaurs, who had been on…
A scanning electron microscope image of pancreatic cells. (Image credit: Science Photo Library – STEVE GSCHMEISSNER via Getty Images) For the first time, researchers in China have been able to reprogram a woman's fat cells into insulin-producing pancreatic cells, reversing…
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Researcher Andrey Gaich submerges a shark underwater. (Photo courtesy: Photos by Andrey Gaich, Sharklab ADRIA, research funded by Explorers Club Expedition grant “What Lies in the Depths?!”) A ghostly great white shark has been spotted off the coast of Albania.…
Night owls have a higher risk of death than early birds, which may be due to their higher levels of alcohol and cigarette consumption. (Image credit: FreshSplash via Getty Images) A large analysis suggests that night owls' habit of smoking…