Look, Ma! No Mitochondria
Scientists have found the first eukaryotic organism that functions fine without mitochondria, the "powerhouses" that make energy for the cells of yeast, humans and other animals.
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The Long Path To Life And The Recycled Star You Are
To make enough of the elements to support the chemical complexity of biology, we need an enormously old universe. Stars truly are the factories of life. But for you or your cat to exist, several generations of stars need to have come and gone - each born from the atoms of previous generations, like the babies of the Orion Nebula.
Climate Change May Be Good News If You’re A Coastal Salt Marsh
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Hypercarnivores: Understanding The Past & Preserving The Future
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It Took A Musician's Ear To Decode The Complex Song In Whale Calls
Male humpback whales create "songs" together, scientists say. Katy Payne was the first to hear the shifts in pitch and pattern in the collective calls as complex music — haunting, evolving tunes.
Recordings That Made Waves: The Songs That Saved The Whales
In the mid-1960s, a biologist discovered the beauty of humpback whale songs. But his recordings weren't just academic — they were woven into popular music, and they kicked off an entire movement.