Colossal Biosciences Claims to Have ‘De-Extincted’ Dire Wolf
Colossal Biosciences, the world’s only de-extinction company, has announced the rebirth of the once extinct dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus). Colossal Biosciences’ dire wolves, Romulus and Remus, at an age of three months (born on October 1, 2024). Image credit: Colossal Biosciences. Dire wolves were large wolf-like canids and among the most common extinct large carnivores
Stone Tool Discovery Indicates Diverse Human Dynamics in Middle Paleolithic East Asia
While the Middle Paleolithic period is viewed as a dynamic time in European and African history, it is commonly considered a static period in East Asia. The discovery of a sophisticated set of stone tools at the Longtan site in southwest China, dated to 50,000 to 60,000 years ago, challenges that perception. Products of the
Why Don’t We Remember Specific Events from Our First Years of Life?
Challenging assumptions about infant memory, a new Yale University-led study shows that infants as young as 12 months old can encode memories. The findings suggest that infantile amnesia — the inability to remember our first few years of life — is more likely caused by memory retrieval failures rather than an inability to form memories
147-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Fossil Discovered in England
Paleontologists have discovered and described a new ctenochasmatid pterosaurian mandible from the Late Jurassic Portland Limestone Formation of southern England. Life reconstruction of the ctenochasmatid pterosaur Gladocephaloideus jingangshanensis. Image credit: Zhao Chuang. “Pterosaur remains are rare in the Upper Jurassic layers of the United Kingdom, consisting mostly of isolated bones or fragments of bones,” said
Scientists Sequence Pistachio Genome
Researchers at the University of California, Davis have generated a chromosome-scale reference genome for the most widely grown pistachio cultivar ‘Kerman.’ Pistachio (Pistacia vera) is a sustainable nut crop with exceptional climate resilience and nutritional value. Image credit: NoName_13. Pistachio (Pistacia vera) belongs to the Anacardiaceae family, along with cashew and mango, and is the
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