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…