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Largest known genome is within this plain plant on the forest floor, study says
CNN.com· 6 days agoNew research has identified the largest known genome of any living organism in an unassuming fern...
How much raw sewage is released into rivers and the sea, and what are the rules?
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThere are similar websites where you can find out about beaches and bathing water in Scotland, Wales...
Giant viruses discovered in Greenland could slow ice melt
Cosmos· 6 days agoDanish scientists have discovered giant viruses on the surface ice in Greenland. Viruses are long...
IV infusion enables editing of the cystic fibrosis gene in lung stem cells
Ars Technica· 4 hours agoThe development of gene editing tools, which enable the specific targeting and correction of...
Watch where you swim! There are 4 of the most dangerous critters along SC shores
The State via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoBull sharks are generally between 7 and 11 feet in length and can weigh between 200 to 500 pounds....
Over 1400 Years Old – Scientists Discover Oldest Known Marine Plant
SciTechDaily· 15 hours agoA seagrass clone in the Baltic Sea is over 1,400 years old. A collaborative team of researchers from...
A weird 7-foot fish with a face "only a mother could love" washed ashore in Oregon – and it's rarer...
CBS News· 3 days agoAn "unusual" and "strange looking fish" washed up onto an Oregon coast earlier this month, shocking...
Moment of Science: Finding the world’s largest genome
WTVG 13 Action News· 1 day agoDNA, “deoxyribonucleic acid” if you want to impress your friends at bar trivia, contains the...
Searching for a female partner for the world’s ‘loneliest’ plant
The Conversation· 21 hours ago“Surely this is the most solitary organism in the world,” wrote palaeontologist Richard Fortey in his book about the evolution of life. E. woodii is a member of the cycad ...
Male lemurs grow bigger testicles when there are other males around
New Scientist· 7 days agoDominant male lemurs flexibly grow their testicles when other males are around, putting them in a...