‘Saber-toothed salmon’ was more of a water warthog, study finds
The saber-toothed salmon wasn’t so saber-toothed after all. In fact, its teeth protruded to the side like tusks — so scientists suggest "spike-toothed salmon" is a better name.
Several biotech companies are genetically modifying pigs so that their organs are less likely to be destroyed by the human immune system.
The saber-toothed salmon wasn’t so saber-toothed after all. In fact, its teeth protruded to the side like tusks — so scientists suggest "spike-toothed salmon" is a better name.
Earlier birthdates lead to competitive, possessive behavior but females have an alternate fertilization pathway for less aggressive "sneakers," hatched later in the season.
Europe's annual report portrays the harsh reality of climate change: Last year brought the agony of record heat waves, glacier loss, drought, wildfires and flooding.
In the United States, southeastern and southwestern states will get economically pinched more than northern ones, according to the study.
Current estimates put an $11 billion price tag on a Mars sample return mission, with the samples not reaching Earth until 2040.
The world's most widely consumed coffee species developed hundreds of thousands of years ago, researchers say, in what is now Ethiopia.
Temperature and migratory data point to climate change as a major contributor to frigid water upwelling from the deep.
Young women were also twice as likely to get permanent contraception procedures as young men following the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision in 2022, researchers report.
“She is iconic. One of the really special things we see is parents with their kids who say, ‘This is Myrtle, she has been here since when I was a kid.’"
The EU's Copernicus Climate Service said last month was the warmest March ever measured globally. The planet has endured 10 months in a row of record heat.