A 430-million-year-old fossil reveals that the first leeches were ocean predators, not bloodsuckers. The discovery radically shifts the timeline of leech evolution by more than 200 million years.
For the first time, scientists have cryopreserved and revived the larvae of a sea star species. The breakthrough, made with ...
For over 20 years, the 3-foot-long ribbon worm Baseodiscus the Eldest (B for short) was more a “long-time acquaintance” than ...
For the first time, scientists have mapped vast, continent-scale river drainage systems on Mars — ancient networks that may ...
How Colossal Biosciences’ CEO Ben Lamm keeps the hype cycle going. By Jonathan Matthews In our first article in this series, ...
Egyptian director Omar Hilal ('Voy! Voy! Voy!') discusses pairing Arab Stars Hend Sabri and Ahmed Helmy for the first time in ...
The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.
One of the biggest mistakes you can make in life is believing that you know everything there is to know. Even if you’re ...
Irish planetary scientists have christened a spider-like feature on Jupiter's icy moon Europa as "Damhán Alla," which ...
Today, the Arabian Gulf is home to manatee-like marine mammals called dugongs that shape the seafloor as they graze on ...
Today, the Arabian Gulf is home to manatee-like marine mammals called dugongs that shape the seafloor as they graze on ...
Dust devils on Mars form when air near the warm surface heats up and rises through cooler surrounding air, causing nearby air ...