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A team of researchers studied the properties of membranes to understand how these cellular structures influenced the chemistry of life on Earth as it began.

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To better understand the circadian clock in modern-day cyanobacteria, a Japanese research team has studied ancient ...

No fewer than 35 species of ants depend to some extent on slave labor for their existence. The techniques by which they raid ...

Mounting evidence from genome studies indicates that, contrary to received wisdom, our species has undergone profound ...

A new study suggests two fossil trackways found in Australia were made by an early amniote, a group that today includes ...

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An international genomics study has revealed that early Asians undertook humanity's longest known prehistoric migration. These early humans, who roamed the earth over 100,000 years ago, are believed ...