We are all familiar with vocalizations in the animal world. For example, dogs bark, birds sing, frogs croak, and whales send forth their own distinct...
Dogs don’t read the words on a page. Neither did Coco, the famous gorilla that learned to communicate using simple hand signs. So what affords humans...
Although details differ according to where you are, it is often quieter these days due to stay-at-home restrictions on normally noisy human activities....
A study led by Oxford University researchers was recently published confirming that Neanderthals and humans were very genetically similar and interfertile....
A new study by NASA scientists has just been published where researchers did nothing more than convert a pre-cursor chemical into a single type of amino...
Many people are aware that our digestive tract is full of beneficial bacteria that not only help us process our food, but also support a strong immune...
Wisdom teeth crowd most mouths. We no longer use these teeth, so why do they take up space in the backs of our jaws?
Back in 2008, the Wall Street Journal...
Ever had a blood test? Along with a value measured, there are also the normal max/min limits for that value. This implies that the body normally controls...
How in the world did a creature as odd as the duck-billed platypus originate? This creature lays eggs like a reptile, has venom like a reptile, spurs like...
Most people might be surprised to learn that the human genome has not been fully sequenced. Gaps still remain that have not yet been bridged because of...
One of the most frustrating things a person can go through is for their normally stable computer system, tablet, or phone, to suddenly stop working—a...
In order to have evolution, you must first have life. Both sides of the evolution-creation debate agree that the chance of all the correct biomolecules...
Popular opinions hold that viruses can evolve into increasingly harmful versions of themselves. But science shows just the opposite. RNA viruses like influenza,...
There are two types of nucleic acids (genetic molecules): DNA and RNA. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is a large linear molecule designed to store genetic...
The human skeleton hanging in the classroom often gives the impression that bones are inanimate objects, only serving as a structural support for the...
Life requires many parameters in order to survive and thrive. The more data that are uncovered, the more evidence there is that Earth and its environs...