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Spanish researchers connect dinosaur mass extinctions to Jenkyns Event

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.

Researchers focus spotlight on RNAs

Initially considered as a mediator between genes and proteins, RNA has been found to have a more complex role.

Research team times breakup of Baltica, Laurentia ancient supercontinents

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.

New discoveries made concerning the brains of bats: 'What we have found instead is that brain areas represent common synergies of muscles'

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.

German, Japanese researchers find cell division in moss, animals more similar than thought

Cell division in moss and animals more similar than previously thought, according to a new study.

Danish sleep researchers stress 'right amount of hypocretin in brain at right time'

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.

Stanford professor lauds ability to independently date key oxygenation transitions in Earth history

The origin of complex cells known as eukaryotes may have been misconstrued for decades, according to new research.

Hubble reaches new milestone in mystery of universe's expansion rate: 'The gold standard of telescopes and cosmic mile markers'

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.

MIT biologist uncovers 'oracle' for predicting evolution of gene regulation

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.