Scientists from Stockholm University have extracted the world's oldest RNA from a 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth, revealing which genes were active when the Ice Age giant died. Led by Emilio Mármol, the study in Cell journal opens new possibilities for studying the real-time biology of extinct species.

A car explosion near New Delhi's Red Fort on November 10, 2025, killed 13 people using suspected ammonium nitrate-fuel oil (ANFO) mixture, the same compound that caused the 2020 Beirut explosion killing over 200 people. Ammonium nitrate (NH₄NO₃), a white crystalline fertilizer with molecular weight 80.043 g/mol, becomes explosive when mixed with fuel oil. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigation identified a doctor from Pulwama as the likely vehicle occupant, wit

Vietnam has constructed 21 artificial islands in the disputed Spratly Islands since 2021, creating 2,200 acres of artificial land compared to China's 4,000 acres, according to CSIS. Satellite imagery shows Vietnam expanded to eight new features in 2025, building munitions storage, a two-mile-long airstrip, and defensive trenches. AMTI estimated Vietnam created 70 percent as much artificial land as China, with over 21 percent of global trade worth $3.37 trillion transiting thr

Mexican marine biologist Erick Higuera Rivas and his team have documented Moctezuma's pod of orcas expertly hunting juvenile great white sharks in the Gulf of California. The orcas flip sharks upside-down to induce tonic immobility, then extract their energy-rich livers—revealing sophisticated hunting strategies passed through orca generations.

A tiny fossilized fly from Australia's Jurassic period is rewriting evolutionary history. At 151 million years old, this ancient midge represents the oldest Southern Hemisphere record of its family and challenges decades of assumptions about where these insects originated. With an anchoring mechanism previously thought exclusive to marine species, this freshwater fly reveals how continental drift shaped life on Earth—and exposes how Northern Hemisphere fossil bias has skewed

After two shark attacks rattled a remote Atlantic island community, researchers discovered something surprising: the real conflict wasn't just about bites. Fear, uncertainty, and changing ocean patterns drove 90% of residents to avoid the water. Now, scientists are proving that successful shark conservation requires more than marine protection—it demands understanding human anxiety, providing clear information, and giving communities a voice in protecting these threatened pre

What happens when parents barely stick around to teach their kids? Great tit songbirds have figured it out. New research shows these fledglings learn critical survival skills not from Mom and Dad, but from their siblings and other adults. With only 10 days of parental care, 94% of young birds master foraging by watching their brothers and sisters—revealing an unexpected pathway for learning when parental guidance runs short.

A flock of multiple species of seabirds on the Southern Ocean. Credit:Fernando Anido It’s a scene straight out of a nature documentary: in the icy waters around Antarctica, seabirds dive from above while seals and whales surge from below, all feasting on clouds of krill. Yet zooming out, this burst of life is just a small moment in a vast, frozen wilderness. Scientists have long wondered—how do so many species manage to find the same food source, in such a harsh and empty env

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A Brazilian skateboarder set a world record as he turned 22-storey skyscraper into giant ramp

Bees and butterflies help produce our food by pollinating the crops farmers grow. In fact, 35% of the world's food crops, including...

The M7004 Autonomous tractor by Kubota offers farmers a hands-free solution to precision farming. Equipped with GPS guidance, and smart...

Rider completes world's first motorbike backflip between two moving trucks German freestyle motocross rider ‪‪Luc Ackermann achieved this...

Birds of feather don’t always flock together, despite the adage. A recent study published in the Journal of Raptor Research tells the...

Illustration from the early 14th-century chivalric romance, the Prose Lancelot A centuries-old literary mystery that has baffled scholars...

Ionic liquid-based cellulose fiber (Image by IPE) The world’s first thousand-ton-scale production facility for regenerated cellulose...

The digital fossil-mining method utilizes grinding tomography to create digitized rocks and reveal hidden fossils within them (Ikegami et...

Archaeologists from The University of Manchester have played a key role in the rediscovery of the ancient Egyptian city of Imet, located...

Solutions+, a prominent UAE-based consultancy specializing in digital solutions and shared services and fully owned by Mubadala, has...

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