MIT researchers have uncovered chemical evidence suggesting that ancient sea sponges were among the first animals on Earth, ...

The DNA foundation model Evo 2 has been published in the journal Nature. Trained on the DNA of over 100,000 species across ...

Neurons placed inside engineered living bodies built from frog cells self-organize, become active, and reshape movement ...

The DNA foundation model Evo 2, first released in February 2025 as a preprint, is now published in the journal Nature . Trained on the DNA of over ...

We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the definition of “real” is a mere construct of the brain. If that didn’t blow your ...

Dwarfing every living thing around them millions of years ago, Prototaxites have long defied scientific classification ...

Around 1.7 billion years ago, eukaryotes—the building blocks of complex life—first appeared on Earth, and now scientists have ...

Eukaryotes—the building blocks of complex life—appeared on Earth 1.7 billion years ago, and now scientists have solved a longstanding riddle about their origin.

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.

Scientists have unearthed evidence of Earth's earliest animals, soft-bodied sea sponges, in rocks over 541 million years old. These ancient creatures, identified through unique "chemical fossils" ...

Mitochondria are essential for cell survival, repair, and adaptation. Not only do they generate most of the energy needed ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way that giant embryonic cells divide—without relying on the classic “purse-string” ring long thought essential for splitting a cell in two. Studying ...