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For decades, scientists have believed that complex life began when two very different microbes joined forces, eventually giving rise to plants, animals, and fungi. But one major puzzle remained: how could these organisms have met if one depended on . ...

A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different families of giant DNA viruses. Its unusual way of . ...

A new human study has uncovered how the body naturally turns off inflammation. Researchers found that fat-derived molecules called epoxy-oxylipins rein in immune cells that can otherwise drive chronic disease. Using a drug to boost these molecules .. ...

A major breakthrough could help save the world's bananas from a devastating disease. Scientists have discovered the exact genetic region in a wild banana that provides resistance to Fusarium wilt Subtropical Race 4 -- a destructive strain that ...

Scientists have taken a major step toward mimicking nature's tiniest gateways by creating ultra-small pores that rival the dimensions of biological ion channels--just a few atoms wide. The breakthrough opens new possibilities for single-molecule ...

Myopia is skyrocketing around the world, often blamed on endless screen time -- but new research suggests the real culprit may be something more subtle. Scientists at SUNY College of Optometry propose that it's not just devices, but the combination . ...

That viral claim that your frontal lobe "isn't fully developed until 25" turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early brain scans showed that gray matter changes dramatically through the teen years, and because studies stopped around age 20, ...

Ancient DNA from a Stone Age burial site in Sweden shows that families 5,500 years ago were more complex than expected. Many individuals buried together were not immediate family, but second- or third-degree relatives. One grave held a young woman .. ...

A massive, centuries-long drought may have driven the extinction of the "hobbits" of Flores. Climate records preserved in cave formations show rainfall plummeted just as the small human species disappeared. At the same time, pygmy elephants they ...

Scientists have developed a powerful new way to forecast where some of the world's most dangerous scorpions are likely to be found. By combining fieldwork in Africa with advanced computer modeling, the team discovered that soil type is the strongest ...