A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging humans become more resilient?
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Wildfire Smoke Will Kill Thousands More by 2050, Study Finds
Pollution from fires, intensified by rising temperatures, is on track to become one of America’s deadliest climate disasters.
Quakes on Mars Reveal New Features of the Planet’s Interior
Using data from NASA’s retired InSight lander, two separate teams of researchers found evidence of a sluggish Martian mantle and a solid inner core.
Something Like Feathers Grew on a 247-Million-Year-Old Reptile
The discovery, in a bizarre animal not closely related to birds, could change how scientists think about the origin of feathers.
New Global Atlas Highlights Surprising Hot Spots of Fungal Biodiversity
A new global atlas of underground fungi suggests that some surprising biodiversity hot spots lie hidden beneath our feet.
It’s Not Just Poor Rains Causing Drought. The Atmosphere Is ‘Thirstier.’
Higher temperatures caused by climate change are driving complex processes that make droughts bigger and more severe, new research shows.
Scientists Map Miles of Wiring in a Speck of Mouse Brain
Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections.
Shingles Vaccine Can Decrease Risk of Dementia, Study Finds
A growing body of research suggests that preventing the viral infection can help stave off cognitive decline.
‘Ultrahigh Energy’ Neutrino Found With a Telescope Under the Sea
It’s the most energetic particle of its kind ever discovered, and scientists have no idea where it came from.
The Search for the Original Silly Goose in the Fossil Record
Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks that lived alongside the dinosaurs.