Biology
Prabhjote Gill
Scientists unravel the mystery behind new plant species found in the Swiss Alps, which only took 150 years to evolve
New plant species in the Swiss Alps only took 150 years to evolve — one of the secrets to its survival unravelled
First gene-edited livestock created that can serve as 'super surrogates'
The advance would also allow more precision breeding in animals such as goats where using artificial insemination is difficult, the researchers said.
Erin Brodwin
Silicon Valley's top startup hub just teamed up with a $1.4 billion company to help startups find new ways of creating drugs, food, and clothing with biology
Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann On Monday, the startup hub Y Combinator and the $1.4 bill...
Ben Gilbert
Elon Musk says the difference between human intellect and AI is comparable to the difference between chimpanzees and humans
REUTERS/Mike Blake Tesla, Neuralink, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Elon Musk is the CEO of three companies: Tesla...
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Elephants can smell quantity, a study suggests. It's a new level of olfactory prowess.
Francois Lenoir/Reuters A small study of Asian elephants has found that the animals can pick out larger quantities of seeds ...
Ben Gilbert
Elon Musk finally took the wraps off his new brain microchip company that plans to connect people's brains to the internet by next year
AP Photo/Jae C. Hong Elon Musk in March 2019. Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. When he's not busy r...
Alyssa Pagano,Shira Polan
One-third of Americans admit that they don't wash their hands after using the bathroom. Here's why you should.
Public restrooms are covered in fecal bacteria that launches from the toilet when you flush. The CDC recommen...
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Cockroaches are becoming resistant to common insecticides, which could make them nearly impossible to exterminate
Barnaby Chambers/Shutterstock In a recent study, researchers tried out common insecticide treatments in about...
Gina Echevarria,Benji Jones,Benji Jones
Why fruit flies are so hard to kill
Come summertime, fruit flies arrive in droves. They're drawn in by the smell of fruit - and by the fungi and other microorganisms that produce rot. T...
David Anderson,Shira Polan
Why the 'Game of Thrones' dragons wouldn't fly in real life
If the dragons in 'Game of Thrones' - like Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion - wanted to fly in real life, they'd need much more muscle to push their tre...
Gina Echevarria,Shira Polan
Bed bug infestations are only getting worse - here's why they're so hard to kill
Bed bugs can stow away on your clothes, bags, and mattresses, infest your home, and lay thousands of eggs in the process. Th...
Gina Echevarria,Shira Polan
Here's what happens to your brain when you get blackout drunk
Alcohol can interfere with the brain's ability to convert short-term memories into long-term memories. This is what happens when you get blackout dru...
Prabhjote Gill
China is launching a probe into Chinese researcher’s claim of creating the world’s first ‘genetically edited’ babies
The National Health Commission in China is launching an investigation into the claims of the world’s first ‘g...
Erin Brodwin
The startup behind the first lab-grown pork links let us see how their sausage gets made - and said it slashed the cost by 12x in a month
Katie Canales/Business Insider New Age Meats' Andra Necula (L) and sausage chef Matt Murphy prepare the start...
Charlotte Hu
A scientist who studies aging reveals how restricting calories might offer protection against age-related diseases
US Air Force/Capt. David J. Murphy A capuchin monkey in Trujillo, Honduras. A scientist who studies aging in ...
Lindsay Dodgson
People who sleep for longer than 8 hours could have a greater risk of dying early - but that doesn't mean you should never sleep in
Nelli Syrotynska / Shutterstock A new study has shown too much sleep might increase your risk of heart diseas...
Erin Brodwin
A blockbuster gene-editing tool has been 'linked' to cancer - here's how worried you should be
American Cancer Society/Getty Images Bold headlines linking blockbuster gene-editing tool CRISPR to cancer sent stocks in co...
Lindsay Dodgson
Narcissists have thicker, denser, more distinct eyebrows, according to a new study
Jack Lawrence / Flickr Narcissists generally have a lack of empathy, a grandiose view of themselves, and a need for admirati...
Lindsay Dodgson
We evolved to find sex disgusting, according to a new study - and women feel it more than men
Cristina Souza/Flickr Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine have identified six distinct types o...
Lindsay Dodgson
Wearing glasses could really mean you're smarter, according to a new study
Theo Wargo / Getty There could be some truth to the idea that smart people wear glasses. Research has consistently associate...
Kevin Priolo,Jordan Bowman
Why 'moist' is one of the most hated words in the English language
Moist is one of the most disliked words in the world. People compare hearing the word moist to hearing nails on a chalkboard. What is it about this w...
Kevin Loria
Scientists just discovered these 10 bizarre and beautiful animal species that show what it takes to survive on Earth against the odds
ESF's International Institute for Species Exploration The State University of New York's College of Environme...
Kavita Majumdar
This 26-year-old has a strange passion for a creepy-crawly and has seven discoveries to his name
Dhruv Prajapati a young arachnological researcher from Gujarat has identified seven confirmed new species of spiders in Indi...
Lindsay Dodgson
It turns out sleeping in at the weekend could counteract the harm caused by lack of sleep during the week
Thithawat.S / Shutterstock People with a night owl chronotype can struggle with a fixed 9-5 routine. Failing to get to sleep...
BI India Bureau
Researchers gamified neurological mapping to create a brain atlas
The game used to map neurons is called Eyewire. Developed in 2012, the game requires gamers to trace the path of neurons from a small segment of a mo...
