Elon Musk's Neuralink Under Fire Over Animal Welfare Violations and Conflicts of Interest on Oversight Board

Extremely rare white orca spotted off California coast

Whale watchers off the coast of California recently witnessed an extremely rare sight — a young white orca (Orcinus orca). The calf, which was almost…

A 2-million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland reconstructed by environmental DNA

Reconstruction of the Kap København Formation ecosystem 2 million years ago. Image credit: Beth Zaiken.   The Kap København Formation is located in P…

Dark energy could reset the universe, new research suggests

In a study that attempts to define the nature of dark energy — a mysterious phenomenon thought to be causing the universe to expand faster and faste…

This Incredible Tiny Robot Can Identify, Trap, and Transport Individual Cells

The latest bit of brilliance from the field of robotics is a tiny micro-motor that can identify, trap, and transport individual cells. It's a s…

Surprising Role of a Parasite in Shaping Wolf Behavior and Ecosystem Dynamics - New Study

A study of 26 years' worth of wolf behavioral data, and an analysis of the blood of 229 wolves, shows that infection with the parasite Toxoplasm…

Scientists discover alien-like tiny jellyfish with unique features in Hong Kong

Scientists in Hong Kong have discovered tiny, cube-shaped box jellyfish in a brackish shrimp pond that are completely unknown to science. The dimin…

Surprising Dendrite Activity May Boost Brain Processing Power, New Study Reveals

Scientists have recently identified a unique form of cell messaging occurring in the human brain that's not been seen before. Excitingly, the dis…

The Mystery of 'Tully Monster' that Lived 300 Million-years-ago Has Finally Been Solved

The most thorough study yet of a mysterious creature that lived 300 million years ago has ruled that it had no bones after all. Since its discovery n…

52 Million-Year-Old Fossils Identified as Oldest Known Bat Species

Icaronycteris gunnelli, paratype. Image credit: Rietbergen et al., doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283505.   Scientists have identified a new species of b…

Planet-Hunting Breakthrough: Rare Glimpse of Alien World Revealed

The motion of a star as it makes its way through the galaxy has led to the discovery of a new alien world. Using data from the Gaia spacecraft that&#…

Scientists Create "Time Slits" and Manipulate Light in Time for the First Time

In a first, scientists have shown that they can send light through "slits" in time.  The new experiment is a twist on a 220-year-old demons…

New Photonic Time Crystals Could Revolutionize Electronics and Communication

Scientists are still getting to grips with the ins and outs of strange materials known as time crystals; structures that buzz with movement for etern…