Ever since humans recognized we have a limited lifespan, that knowledge has shaped our cultures, religions and philosophies. Although we make plans, pursue careers and behave as though we will live ...

Human spatial representations are often assumed to represent Euclidean properties such as length, distance, and angle. Here we test an alternative (but not mutually exclusive) possibility – that ...

A team of scientists from the Faculty of Science at Charles University has achieved a major breakthrough in research into ...

One of the biggest downsides of upright walking in humans is the so-called obstetrical dilemma. Babies born with big ...

Most people assume plants reproduce through whatever pollen happens to land on them. This is not true. A collaborative ...

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After watching a space documentary, reproductive biologist Nicole McPherson got a curious question from her husband on their drive to work: “Do you think humans could reproduce in space?” “I ...

Marc Santos is a Guides Staff Writer from the Philippines with a BA in Communication Arts and over six years of experience in writing gaming news and guides. He plays just about everything, from ...

How many parents does it take to make a family? According to a new study, just one. In a striking experiment, researchers in Japan used cells from male mice to create not only male clones, but fertile ...

Researchers have used AI to uncover the DNA signature of a key genetic “switch” involved in turning genes on. After analyzing about 500,000 DNA sequences, the model identified the initiator in roughly ...

The genus Cedrus (Pinaceae) comprises four extant species with distinct geographical distributions: Taurus cedar or Lebanon cedar (Cedrus libani A. Rich.), naturally distributed in Türkiye with ...

The human family tree may be due for a major rewrite. Researchers argue that Australopithecus and Paranthropus should be folded into the genus Homo because new fossils have blurred many of the traits ...