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Why are bigger animals more energy-efficient? A new answer to a centuries-old biological puzzle

If you think about “unravelling the mysteries of the universe”, you probably think of physics: astronomers peering through telescopes at distant galaxies, or experimenters smashing particles to smithereens at the Large Hadron Collider.

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Should we bring back the thylacine? We asked 5 experts

In a newly announced partnership with Texas biotech company Colossal Biosciences, Australian researchers are hoping their dream to bring back the extinct thylacine is a “giant leap” closer to fruition.

The Conversation

Which microbes live in your gut? A microbiologist tries at-home test kits to see what they reveal about the microbiome

When you hear about the gut microbiome, does it ever make you wonder what tiny creatures are teeming inside your own body? As a microbiologist who studies the microbiomes of plants, animals and people, I’ve watched public interest in gut microbes grow alongside research on their possible dramatic influence on…

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'Life hates surprises': can an ambitious theory unify biology, neuroscience and psychology?

In the early 1990s, British neuroscientist Karl Friston was poring over brain scans. The scans produced terabytes of digital output, and Friston had to find new techniques to sort and classify the massive flows of data.

The Conversation

The toll of extending fertility

We're getting periods earlier and reaching menopause later. What's that doing to our bodies?

Salon

Humans gave up screaming in favor of speaking, researchers find

A study looks at how human loss of vocal membranes, which are present in primates, simplified the larynx and led to the capability of more sophisticated speech.

Inverse

Scientists Create Mouse-Rat Chimera By Growing Rat Sperm Cells In Sterile Mice

The authors created the mouse-rat chimeras by injecting rat PSCs into mouse embryos.

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First synthetic embryos: the scientific breakthrough raises serious ethical questions

Children, even some who are too young for school, know you can’t make a baby without sperm and an egg. But a team of researchers in Israel have called into question the basics of what we teach children about the birds and the bees, and created a mouse embryo using…

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Higher liver cancer risk linked to 'forever chemical' found in cookware to makeup

People most exposed to the toxic chemical were 4.5 times more likely to develop liver cancer.

Daily Record

Deciphering a baby’s cries down to experience, research finds

Study finds parents with young children decode babies’ cries better than adults with no childcare skills

The Guardian - UK

When was talking invented? A language scientist explains how this unique feature of human beings may have evolved

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

At-Home Dermaplaning Is a Dermatologist-Approved Shortcut to Smooth, Glowy Skin

This inexpensive at-home tool makes it easier than ever.

Marie Claire

Blood protein levels may flag risk of diabetes and death by cancer, shows study

People with highest levels of prostasin twice as likely to have diabetes and 43% more likely to die from cancer

The Guardian - UK

Helping cells become better protein factories could improve gene therapies and other treatments – a new technique shows how

The cells in your body are not all the same. Each of your organs has cells with very different functions. For example, liver cells are top-notch secretors, as their job requires them to make and export many of the proteins in your blood. By contrast, muscle cells are tasked with…

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Scientists untangle a long-standing mystery of female reproductive biology

A new study shows human eggs preserve their health by avoiding a physiological process that can have harmful byproducts.

The Independent UK

‘Biology trumps gender’: Athletics could ban transgender and DSD women from female events

World Athletics will review its policies on transgender women and DSD athletes and president Sebastian Coe has hinted the sport will follow swimming in tightening its regulations

Asharq Al-Awsat

CRISPR, 10 Years On: Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life

Ten years ago this week, Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues published the results of a test-tube experiment on bacterial genes. When the study came out in the journal Science on June 28, 2012, it did not make headline news. In fact, over the next few weeks, it did not make…

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The "flamingo test" for longevity

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Studying slow ageing of cold-blooded creatures could unlock secrets to human longevity

Pattern of ageing in these creatures does not resemble that seen in humans or other animals, researchers say

Inverse

Reptile longevity is even more complex than we imagined

In the largest study to date, a paper examines four hypotheses behind why and how reptiles can achieve such long life spans.

Bristol Post

The Queen's bedtime routine: Strict rules are 'secret' to longevity

Her night time routine is said to be the most Googled, a latest survey has found

Tribune News Service

Nerds have longevity — and the numbers to prove it

So far, this has been a really good century for nerds, with lots of jobs, higher pay and an abundance of promotions. Then there’s the admiration we get, however reluctant it may seem, in almost every TV show and a multitude of movies. With the exception of medieval dramas, there’s…

Chicago Sun-Times

What you need to know about antioxidants

Antioxidants neutralize free radicals — substances that occur naturally in the body but can damage cells and DNA.

The Conversation

Biology with Tibetan Buddhist monks: What I'm taking back to my college classroom from teaching at a monastery

It would be quite appropriate for a college professor to assume students know that a tree is alive and a rock is not.

Inverse

Beyond longevity: The DIY quest to cheat death and stop aging

Biohackers engage in DIY biology, experimenting on themselves to enhance their brain and body. And many of them see longevity as the ultimate prize.

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