Importance of De Novo Gene Evolution to Emerging Viral Threats: The ORF10 Strain-Restricted Orphan Gene of SARS-CoV-2 Promotes Pathogenesis

Scientists discovered that whales lost a crucial fat-burning gene (ADRB3) 32-34 million years ago. This genetic loss meant whales couldn't burn fat for warmth. Instead, they evolved thick blubber for insulation a key adaptation that enabled modern whale diversity and survival in cooling oceans.

Earth was a broiling mass of lava and rock before it took the form that it has today, and scientists have for the first time discovered traces of that very early 'proto Earth', hidden away in the deepest and oldest rocks on our planet.

Clinically relevant climate anxiety affects 2.3% of Canadians, with 15% reporting symptoms and 37% of teens saying climate change impacts their mental health; rates reach nearly 10% among Indigenous people and are higher in women, youth, low-income and northern groups.

Scientists stumble on a hidden quantum trick in 2D materials

Brain fog during menopause? Here’s what’s really going on

Scientists say dimming the sun could spark global chaos

Physicists discover strange spinning crystals that behave like living matter