The world of botany is usually pretty good at following certain rules. It was previously thought that because the Fibonacci sequence is present in the structure of
A gene that was carried by both Neanderthals and Denisovans causes mice to develop larger heads, twisted ribs, and shortened spines, according to the results published in
A record-breaking goldfish has been caught in Champagne, France, back in 2022 when an angler dragged a 30-kilogram (67-pound) specimen from BlueWater Lakes. The carp fishery released the
This week, an “anti-tail” and an odd 594-kilometer (369-mile) feature have been found on interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, brain training has been found to significantly improve
It seems every year lately is a world-beater. As in, the violent kind of “beating”: we’ve seen new record high temperatures again and again and
Airborne lasers have revealed four long, low dry-stone structures on the Karst Plateau in Italy and Slovenia. The team that discovered them believes the walls
Over and over again IFLScience and other popular science websites report on the discovery of an element or molecule in space, whether in a star,
Every so often, the Internet rediscovers a food fact you’d think everyone already knew. But hey, we’re all still learning, right? In recent times, it
Scientists have imaged and quantified the toxic protein molecules that are thought to drive Parkinson’s disease for the first time. The finding will help researchers
Many non-avian animals are capable of some form of flight. Here, we take a look at these soaring species and how they make it off
A mitochondrial DNA study points to at least two waves of migration linking the Americas, China, and Japan- one during the last Ice Age, and
Researchers have engineered a courtship ritual from one species of fruit fly into another using genetic modification. A Japanese research team tweaked a single gene
Recent observations by astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory have confirmed the presence of a rare and almost unheard of “anti-tail” or “anti-solar tail” on
An animation of an asteroid’s close approach to Earth has garnered considerable interest in recent times, largely due to its apparent proximity to our planet.
Just like oil and water, certain substances in chemistry simply do not mix. At least this was our understanding. It turns out that some of
A pair of showers is triggered by the Earth passing through a meteoroid stream left behind by Comet Encke. These are the Southern Taurid and
Lead exposure from modern chemical pollution is a well-documented threat to neurodevelopment and general health, yet a surprising new study reveals that this toxic heavy
