Food scientists have discovered a mushroom chemical they say is the most bitter substance known thus far, a finding that sheds light on how the…
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Mystery sacrifice altar found hidden in jungle reveals crossover of two ancient cultures
A Teotihuacan altar has been unearthed in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the centre of Mayan civilisation, shedding new light on the…
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Did Dire Wolves Just Come Back From Extinction? Here’s The Truth. : ScienceAlert
The internet is currently abuzz with talk of dire wolves – an extinct species of prehistoric wolf that used to roam North America and that was famously featured in the HBO fantasy series, Game of Thrones.
A Dallas-based biotech company, Colossal Biosciences, claims to have resurrected the…
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Scientists bring dire wolf species back from extinction after 10,000 years
The dire wolf has been brought back from extinction after more than 10,000 years, a U.S. biotech start-up has announced.
On Monday, Colossal…
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The month you are born influences how your body stores fat, study finds
People conceived during colder months may end up with a lower body mass index and less fat around internal organs than those conceived in…
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Scientists announce they have resurrected dire wolf after 10,000 years
The dire wolf – an extinct animal made famous in the TV series Game of Thrones – has been brought back from extinction after more than…
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Scientists announce dire wolf has been brought back from extinction
The dire wolf – an extinct animal made famous in the TV series Game of Thrones – has been brought back from extinction after more than…
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This AI can tell if you might develop Alzheimer’s just by hearing you speak
A few minutes of conversation might soon be enough to flag early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. According to a 2024 study from Boston University, a new AI Alzheimer’s detection tool can accurately predict the likelihood of someone developing Alzheimer’s just by analyzing how they…
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Scientists Claim to Have Brought Back the Dire Wolf
Studying the dire wolf’s genome also allowed the Colossal team to figure out which features distinguished the ancient wolf from its modern relatives. They settled on traits involving size, musculature, hair color, hair texture, hair length, and coat patterning. They then used gene editing to…
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Dolphins are starving to death in Florida. Scientists say a plankton bloom is to blame
Florida dolphins are starving to death because of harmful marine algae blooms, researchers have said.
In 2013, 8 percent of the bottlenose…
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