Imagine leaving work alongside 2,000 coworkers through a doorway just three meters wide—at the same time, in total darkness, with no traffic lights or sidewalks. Now imagine doing it midair. That’s exactly what greater mouse-tailed bats in Israel’s Hula Valley do every evening, zipping out of their cave in a

Imagine looking at Earth from space and seeing not a deep blue planet, but a glowing green world. That’s not science fiction — it might be ancient history. A new study published in Nature suggests that billions of years ago, Earth’s oceans weren’t blue at all — they were green.

Expanding waistlines in the middle ages are not just a cosmetic problem; it brings belly fat with itself as well. Belly fat increases the risk of heart disease and slows down metabolism. Higher belly fat content also accelerates the aging process. Despite all this information, the actual reason why a

In the wild, male dominance seems to be the norm, but bonobos have a weird male-female relationship. Bonobos share 99% of their DNA with us, and are matriarchal, with female bonobos holding power positions. For example, female bonobos decide who they will mate with and when. Males physically outmatch female

Gregor Mendel, a friar by profession, cross-bred around 28,000 garden pea plants (Pisum sativum) and studied features such as shape and color of the pods and seeds to make discoveries about genetic inheritance. These experiments were performed 160 years ago, when he carefully studied seven traits in peas. Three of

Astronauts typically receive freeze-dried food in space, which is neither fresh nor appetizing. Even then, the daily cost of feeding an astronaut is around $20,000. Now, scientists are exploring ways to produce food in space, including everything from steak and mashed potatoes, grown from individual cells. A European Space Agency

The ancient crocodile, Deinosuchus riograndensis, had a broad spectrum when it came to feeding on dinosaurs, just like its broad snout, a feature most alligators share. However, one feature that differentiates modern alligators from this apex prehistoric predator is the tolerance Deinosuchus had for salt water, which also indicates why

Many pieces of evidence suggest that Mars once had a comfortable climate and abundant water, beneath a shroud of carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere. The carbon that once warmed the planet’s atmosphere has now been locked up in the Red Planet’s rusty rocks. Mars barely has any atmosphere left and is now

Exosomes are the new trend in the medical field. Touted as a cure-all for diseases ranging from acne and aging skin to neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, exosomes come with a hefty price tag of over thousands of dollars. However, there is a catch— we don’t know how

Astronomers at the University of Cambridge have detected one of the most striking signs of life in the exoplanet K2-18b. Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the astronomers have discovered the chemical traces of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) in the atmosphere of the exoplanet,