Fanged Furball
Paleontologists have discovered a tiny mammal from the age of the dinosaurs that sported tusks.
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Gut Stem Cells
Overfeeding fruit flies sets off a chain reaction that makes their intestine grow.
Light-Based Pacemaker
Scientists have designed a pacemaker that restarts the heart with light instead of electricity.
Neanderthal Legs
Scientists have figured out how Neanderthals got by with short legs.
Woolly Mammoth Blood
A replica of woolly mammoth blood protein may lead to treatments for hypothermia and improvements in …
Tooth Regeneration
A new technique can reverse early tooth decay without drilling.
Environment Roundup
There's good news about both sea turtles and solar energy.
Not-So-Precious Metals
If you’re wearing a gold ring, it began as a meteeorite that struck the earth billions of years ago, …
Vitamin D & Ethnicity
African-American men living in high latitudes are often deficient in Vitamin D.
Endangered Stem Cells
Stem cell research could help bring drill monkeys and northern white rhinos back from the brink of …
Oxytocin & Optimism
A gene variant may influence a person’s outlook on life.