New recent research from Yale has discovered a method to control the self-destructive tendencies of certain killer T cells utilized in cancer therapy. CAR T-cell…
Tracing Ghosts of Evolution: The Hidden Genetic Lineage in Gorillas
Scientists discover gene flow from an extinct gorilla population to eastern gorillas. An international research study, recently published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution,…
New Hybrid Hypothesis Shakes Up Indo-European Language Origin Theories
Linguistics and genetics combine to propose a new hybrid theory regarding the origin of the Indo-European languages. For over two centuries, the question of where…
Shark Shock – Scientists Discover Basking Sharks Are Warm-Bodied in One-in-a-Thousand Exception
Basking sharks, known for their gentle, plankton-feeding behavior, have been unexpectedly identified as regional endotherms, maintaining a higher body temperature than the water they inhabit,…
Shark Shock – Scientists Discover Basking Sharks Are Warm-Bodied in One-in-a-Thousand Exception
Basking sharks, known for their gentle, plankton-feeding behavior, have been unexpectedly identified as regional endotherms, maintaining a higher body temperature than the water they inhabit,…
Mimicking Minds: UCLA Finds AI Language Model GPT-3 Can Reason About As Well as a College Student
UCLA researchers have shown that AI model GPT-3 can solve reasoning problems at a level comparable to college students. People solve new problems readily without…
The First Bees Evolved on an Ancient Supercontinent More Than 120 Million Years Ago
Scientists from Washington State University discovered that bees evolved more than 120 million years ago on an ancient supercontinent, western Gondwana. The study provides insights…
A Seismic Shift – Earth’s Plate Tectonics Recently Underwent a Fundamental Change
Earth is truly unique among our Solar System’s planets. It has vast water oceans and abundant life. However, Earth’s distinctiveness extends beyond its biodiversity and oceans—it…
Searching for Sterile Neutrinos in the Large Hadron Collider’s CMS Muon System
CMS presents results of searches for long-lived neutral particles. The CMS collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider has recently presented new results in searches for…
600 Million-Year-Old Time Capsule – New Discoveries From the Himalayas Shed Light on Earth’s Past
High up in the Himalayas, researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Niigata University in Japan have found water droplets trapped in mineral…