Learn how a newly discovered virus disrupts its host’s nucleus in ways that echo how complex cells may have formed billions ...
A strange disease has killed 99.7% of a type of sea urchin called Diadema africanum along Tenerife's coast in just three years. This pushes the species close to dying out locally in the Canary Islands ...
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An international team of researchers led by Hokkaido University has characterized the unique mechanics that enable Arcella, a ...
The original Star Trek series secretly used sounds of people kissing to create noises for one of its many alien monsters.
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Brain-eating amoebas have taken up residence in Tucson's water supply as recent tests have shown their presence in 12 wells. While the discovery of the killer amoeba, known as Naegleria fowleri, is ...