According to the Spanish Journal of Paleontology, the dinosaur extinction was related to the Jenkyns Event, a global event that depleted the world of oxygen.
Initially considered as a mediator between genes and proteins, RNA has been found to have a more complex role.
A team of scientists from China and Yale University have found evidence detailing a direct link between Baltica and Laurentia, a pair of supercontinents that existed during the Meso to Neoproterozoic Era.
A new study shows how the brains of Egyptian fruit bats are highly specialized for echolocation and flight, with motor areas of the cerebral cortex that are dedicated to sonar production and wing control.
Cell division in moss and animals more similar than previously thought, according to a new study.
Researchers have shown how moderate egg consumption can increase the amount of heart-healthy metabolites in the blood.
Danish researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Aalborg University have presented a new study that shows a tiny molecule present in brain cells can affect the levels of hypocretin, which is responsible for regulating our waking and sleeping patterns, keeping us alert during the day and causing drowsiness at night.
The origin of complex cells known as eukaryotes may have been misconstrued for decades, according to new research.
Completing a nearly 30-year marathon, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has calibrated more than 40 "milepost markers" of space and time to help scientists precisely measure the expansion rate of the universe -- a quest with a plot twist.
Researchers have developed a mathematical framework to analyze the genome and identify the signs of natural selection, unlocking the evolutionary history and future of non-coding DNA.