First animals developed complex ecosystems before the Cambrian explosion
Early animals formed complex ecological communities more than 550 million years ago, setting the evolutionary stage for the Cambrian explosion, according to a new...
mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna fare better against COVID-19 variants of concern
A comparison of four COVID-19 vaccinations shows that messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines -- Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna -- perform better against the World Health Organization's...
Type-I interferon stops immune system ‘going rogue’ during viral infections
Researchers have discovered that Type I interferon (IFN) plays a key role in helping the immune system effectively target viruses, while stopping white blood...
The Fight for Abortion Rights Is a Battle Over History
Justice Samuel Alito says the right to abortion was unknown in US law until “the latter part of the 20th century.” History says otherwise.
Attack of the Clones’ Geonosis Arena Jedi, Ranked
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, which turned 20 this week, forever changed what we’d seen of the Jedi Order on film with the...
Mental health resources you can count on
When you or someone you care for is going through a mental health situation, it can feel isolating, overwhelming and distressing. To get through...
Pentagon Reveals 400 UFO Sightings, Aims to Eliminate Stigma Around Reporting Mysterious Objects
Since the release of a Pentagon report on unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) last year, the number of reports by Navy Pilots of mysterious, odd...
Aerodynamics of perching birds could inform aircraft design
To uncover the mystery behind the differences in motion, a team of researchers studied the aerodynamics of bird perching maneuvers and their implications for...
Statins may provide protection against depression
Statins have been hailed as a wonder drug; the cholesterol-lowering drugs have been prescribed to tens of millions of people since their approval in...
Scientists see signs of traumatic brain injury in headbutting muskox
Scientists saw for the first time hallmarks of concussions and other head trauma in the brains of deceased headbutting animals -- muskoxen and bighorn...
