Scientists

Scientists discovered a heart within a preserved ancient fish estimated to be around 380 million years old. The heart belonged to the Gogo fish, which is no longer in existence. The specimen represents a crucial phase in the development of...

Doctors say that mummified "alien corpses" in Mexico are not composed of human and animal bones but are distinct skeletons. This discovery contradicts earlier claims that they were collected artificially. According to media reports, this dispels skepticism among scientists...

Almost 100 years after its extinction, scientists at The University of Melbourne are ready to try and bring the Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) back to life. The species has been declared extinct since the 1930s. The initiative now has a partnership...

In a recent astronomical revelation, scientists have come across a rather peculiar two-faced star that has left them utterly perplexed. This star, known as a white dwarf, displays an extraordinary feature – it seems to have two distinct faces. On...

A proposal to establish the world's first octopus farm that would raise one million octopuses every year for human consumption has triggered concern among scientists. The proposed site, located in the Canary Islands of Spain, aims to raise octopuses intensively...

Researchers at MIT have developed a technology that allows them to record "memories" of sequences of cellular events, such as when particular genes are active or how cells respond to treatment. This is possible because cells turn on a...

Deep beneath the surface of Mars, China's Zhurong rover has discovered evidence of two significant floods that likely sculpted the area it has been exploring since it landed in May 2021. The first outcome from Zhurong's radar imager, which can...

Scientists in the UK have identified a cancer-killing virus involving therapy that uses a common virus to infect and destroy harmful cells. Early trials of the virus therapy on patients have been especially promising. The drug is a weakened form...

Scientists have unlocked the hereditary code of the "immortal jellyfish," which has the ability to repeatedly return to its juvenile larval form, and therefore it can live forever. Being the only species that is capable of repetitively rejuvenating itself after...

Off the coast of West Africa, a potential asteroid impact crater has been found, providing new insights into the extinction of the dinosaurs. Uisdean Nicholson, a geologist at Heriot Watt University in the UK, and his team began poring over...