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103 bat genomes trace their origins to Europe about 65 million years ago

A landmark Nature study combining chromosome-level genomes from 103 bat species with 44 fossils places...

New feathered dinosaur suggests flight-related features evolved independently

A remarkably complete 57-centimetre feathered dinosaur from China suggests microraptorines assembled flight-related anatomy in a...

58,319 outbreak records show why pandemic risk has no single environmental cause

A global Nature study of 58,319 outbreak records across 32 emerging infectious diseases finds that...

Rod-shaped nanoparticles moved three times faster than the vortices carrying them

Time-resolved X-ray microscopy found rod-shaped cellulose nanoparticles reoriented far faster than the macroscopic vortex waves...

120-million-year-old mammal fossil reveals repeated tooth replacement and a platypus-like swimming body

A 120-million-year-old Chinese mammal fossil preserves repeated tooth replacement, a partly detached middle ear and...

El Niño changed when rain fell in southeastern China, and cave stalagmites recorded the shift

A 28-year cave record and climate modelling show ENSO changed southeastern China’s rainfall seasonality, leaving...

Lithium restored branching in WDFY3-deficient neurons, but the evidence is still preclinical

A 32-patient WDFY3 study linked gene loss to altered neuronal development, while lithium restored branching...

Early Earth model places a stable RNA World near 4.33 billion years ago

A three-dimensional model of early Earth suggests persistent conditions suitable for an RNA World emerged...

New archaeal cell-wall enzyme overturns a 50-year-old model of methanogen biology

Researchers identified ArmA, the first glycosyl hydrolase specific for archaeal peptidoglycan, revealing a previously unknown...

New genome-wide tool maps essential genes across diverse bacteriophages

Researchers developed phage Tn-seq, a genome-wide method that maps essential bacteriophage genes and can deliver...

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