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Researchers have found that chunks of "flipped" DNA can help fish quickly adapt to new habitats and evolve into new species, ...

A research team led by Professor Eiji Inoue from the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University have ...

New study gives conservationists a simpler, general approach for predicting an ecosystem’s tipping point and what comes next ...

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For decades, scientists have known that platypuses and echidnas – Australia’s unique egg-laying mammals – have another ...

A new image released by China's space agency offers the first glimpse at the Tianwen 2 spacecraft, which is en route to ...

Explore the fascinating world of spider web construction and learn the beauty in these intricate designs found in nature.

A recent discovery of a dinosaur’s preserved gut contents offers the first direct proof that sauropods were plant-eaters ...

May 29, 2025 — Researchers have identified a previously unknown species of unicellular organism in seawater collected near Hachijojima Island. The newly discovered species, named Viscidocauda ...

The concert, ‘DeDo live in Moratuwa,’ turned out to be not only successful, but a very entertaining event as well. It was a ...

Reading the excellent article titled ‘Tackling insidious killer’ (The Island 2025/06/04) by Priyantha Hewage, a few questions ...