Scientists have been playing god with mosquitos for a couple of years now. In 2020, British company Oxitec received approval to start releasing up to 750 million lab-modified mosquitos in Florida over the course of two years, starting in 2021. Now, the company is gearing up to release another swarm of genetically modified mosquitos across …
Scientists have discovered a terrifying species of spiders that hunt in packs. Most adult spiders prefer to live their lives alone, like the Joro spiders spreading across the southeastern U.S. However, the tiny red members of the species Anelosimus eximius live their lives in colonies of hundreds. The spiders are smaller than a pencil eraser, …
Researchers have identified the earliest known relative of modern-day vampyropods. The family of creatures includes both octopuses and squid. The scientists published a study in the journal Nature Communications in early March and gives us a deeper dive into the discovery overall.
Researchers might have figured out how the brain makes memories. A group of researchers with the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a new study in Nature Neuroscience. In it, they say they have identified and observed specific brain cells responsible for creating and storing human memories. Figuring out how memories work could give …
The Earth’s closest black hole isn’t a black hole at all. Instead, astronomers say it’s just a two-star system where one star is sucking the life out of the other.
Locals captured a mysterious furry green snake in the Sakhon Nakhon province in early March. Reports say that the snake is unlike anything the locals had ever seen. One local named Tu decided to capture the creature and take it home so it could be identified.
It’s clear that dogs have some sense of time. After all, they remember when it’s time to be fed and what time their owners usually return home each day. However, some experts say that this doesn’t necessarily mean they know what time is, or even how quickly or slowly it passes. Instead, experts say the …
A new study is once more positing that drinking alcohol causes brain damage. In fact, the study says that drinking just two beers a day can do as much brain damage as 10 years of aging.
A new paper on ancient DNA (aDNA) posits that every person on the planet is descended from hunter-gatherers in Africa. The study was published last month in the journal Nature. In the paper, authors Elizabeth A. Sawchuk, Jessica C. Thompson, and more dive deep into their findings. According to ancient DNA, massive social changes 50,000 …
Fly my name to the Moon. Or, at the least, fly it around it. Space travel for humans is still quite a way off. However, NASA is at least offering a way for you to fly your name to the Moon if you’re so inclined.
