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IN THE northernmost reaches of the globe, beneath thick sea ice, a bowhead whale can live for over two hundred years.These whales spend their winters in the depths of the ocean, coming up to breathe ...

Ancient snakes once possessed four limbs, but evolution dramatically reshaped them. A genetic 'switch' called the ZRS ...

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Native to the arctic waters of the northern hemisphere, the Bowhead whale can live for centuries, and now scientists think ...

Scientists found a new coronavirus in Brazilian bats, named BRZ batCoV. This virus shares a genetic feature with SARS-CoV-2, ...

An alpine plant could hold the key to its survival in a steadily warming climate. ETH Zurich researchers have identified the origin of two particular ancient gene variants in the plant that control ...

A global study of over 1,100 species reveals an evolutionary reason why females consistently live longer than males.