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China's 'heavenly pits': The giant sinkholes that have ancient forests growing within
LiveScience· 4 hours agoWhy it's incredible: China's enormous sinkholes make the landscape look like someone has taken a...
The mystery of the disappearing Neanderthal Y chromosome
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 days agoNon-Africans carry around 2% Neanderthal DNA in their genomes — yet there's one chromosome where DNA...
'More Neanderthal than human': How your health may depend on DNA from our long-lost ancestors
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 days ago"In some places in our genome, we're more Neanderthal than we are human," Joshua Akey, a professor...
Could Neanderthals talk?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 days ago"Before modern humans split from Neanderthals, the last common ancestor already possessed articulate speech," Andrey Vyshedskiy, a neuroscientist at...
Scientists made mice with Y chromosomes female by deleting just 6 tiny molecules
LiveScience· 2 days agoThe study, published May 7 in the journal Nature Communications, showed that deleting the genes...
Newfound autoimmune syndrome tied to COVID-19 can trigger deadly lung scarring
LiveScience· 6 days agoResearchers have discovered a new autoimmune syndrome associated with COVID-19 that can cause...
What's the difference between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens?
LiveScience· 7 days agoIf you were traveling on the subway in New York and met a Neanderthal, you'd probably recognize them...
DeepMind's AI program AlphaFold3 can predict the structure of every protein in the universe — and...
LiveScience· 4 hours agoDeepMind has unveiled the third version of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered structural...
Alaska's rivers are turning bright orange and as acidic as vinegar as toxic metal escapes from...
LiveScience· 23 hours agoDozens of Alaskan rivers have turned bright orange in recent years because melting permafrost has...
The same genetic mutations behind gorillas' small penises may hinder fertility in men
Live Science· 3 days agoThis got researchers "wondering if, at a genetic level, we can find genes associated with...