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Oldest RNA Ever Sequenced Recovered From 39,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth

The Cell study shows permafrost RNA can capture gene activity at death, highlighting its exceptional rarity.

Science Study of Arctic Bonebed Reveals Rapid Post-Extinction Rise of Marine Tetrapod Ecosystems

Kenyan Site Shows 300,000 Years of Oldowan Toolmaking Through Climate Shifts

Global Study Finds Recorded Extinctions Peaked About a Century Ago, Not Accelerating

Study Finds Reptile Urates Are Uric Acid Microspheres That Lock Up Ammonia

Study Finds Organism-Specific rRNA Motifs Linked to Brain Genes and Psychiatric Risk

Long Postreproductive Lifespans Documented in Female Mountain Gorillas

Four Naked Mole-Rat cGAS Mutations Boost DNA Repair, Extend Healthspan in Model Organisms

Largest Study of Mammals and Birds Finds Opposite Sex-Longevity Patterns

Animal-Style Apoptosis Seen in Single-Celled Alga for the First Time

Nature Studies Find Holliday Junctions Secure Crossovers and Stabilize the Chromosome Zipper

Mushrooms Evolved Psilocybin Two Ways, Lab Study Confirms

Plant Mimics Ants’ Distress Scent to Lure Pollinating Flies, Study Finds

Scientists Map Precise Breakpoint Driving Human Robertsonian Chromosome Fusions

Bacterial Peptidoglycan Found in Mouse Brains, Linked to Sleep–Wake Patterns

Fossils Link 24-Million-Year-Old Linden Flowers to Bumblebee Pollinators

Wild Chimpanzees Routinely Ingest Alcohol From Fermented Fruit, Study Finds

Ancient DNA Reveals Deep Mastodon Splits and Repeated Climate-Driven Migrations

Male Ratfish Grow True Forehead Teeth for Mating, Study Finds

Study Finds Rodent Thumb Nail Widespread and Key to Food Handling