Elizabeth Barber
Our oldest ancestors are warty comb jellies
Saying that our oldest ancestors are warty comb jelliies might not sound too flattering, but it’s an improvement. Until now, ...
Scientific first: 46-million-year-old mosquito, filled with blood
No real life scientist has ever even found a fossilized mosquito bloated with blood. In fact, the odds of that ...
Bunnies and other animals that glow in the dark
When a litter of bunnies was born in Istanbul, scientists were pleased.Two of the bunnies have been successfully genetically engineered to glow ...
What if plants could be plastic factories?
A Massachusetts-based company is genetically engineering plants to produce an organic polymer that can be used to make biodegradable plastic ...