SCIENCE FEATURED
Science Featured is RathBiotaClan's curated collection of in-depth science articles, explainers, and analysis pieces. Each featured article goes beyond the headlines — exploring the biology, mechanisms, and real-world significance behind the science. Written clearly, researched thoroughly, and designed for curious minds.
Pineal and Thymus Peptides Associated With Lower Mortality in Elderly Patients, Long-Term Study Reports
Research into pineal gland thymus peptides longevity took an early step forward in a Russian observational study that followed 266...
A Shark That Walks Out of the Water Has Been Found in Papua New Guinea And It’s New to Science
Locals had a name for it long before scientists did. Now, genetic analysis confirms Hemiscyllium dudgeonae is the tenth known...
Psychology Study Says, Why People Who Enjoy Being Alone Often Build Stronger Minds and Deeper Connections
Psychologists have noticed for years that spending time alone stirs up all kinds of conflicting results. Daily tracking studies often...
Volcanic Eruptions Can Destroy Their Own Methane — Tonga’s Plume Shows How
A study published in Nature Communications analyzed the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption's impact on methane in the atmosphere. It...
Scientists Say Babies May Learn to Yawn Before Birth
Mothers can spread yawns to their yet-to-be-born offspring during pregnancy, researchers report May 5 in Current Biology the first empirical evidence...
Low Sexual Frequency Linked to Worse Cardiovascular Outcomes, Two US Studies Find
A study using over a decade of national health survey data found that adults with cardiovascular disease who also reported...
Researchers Identify a Hidden Memory Risk Hiding in Plain Sight for Older Adults
More and more research suggests that psychological and behavioral factors can play a role in cognitive decline as people get...
Strict Parenting Linked to Increased Deceptive Behavior in Children, Study Suggests.
A naturalistic study comparing children at two schools with sharply different disciplinary cultures found that 3 and 4 year-olds at...
Chimpanzee Group Split Turns Violent in Uganda Study
A long-term study of wild chimpanzees in Uganda has documented only the second recorded permanent group split in the species,...
77% of Workers Are Disengaged. Research Points to Why “Follow Your Passion” Makes It Worse
For most of recorded history, the question of whether one's work should feel meaningful barely existed as a concept. Labor...
POPULAR NEWS
Chewing gum releases thousands of microplastic particles directly into your mouth with every piece you chew
Microplastics are turning up in places researchers never expected: deep-sea sediments, Arctic ice, and human blood. Now, a UCLA pilot...
Yelling Isn’t Just Yelling: How a Hostile Home Rewires a Child’s Brain for Constant Alert
To a parent in the heat of the moment, a raised voice may feel like simple frustration. To a child...
72-Hour Fasting Can Reset Your Entire Immune System, USC Study Shows
A 72-hour fast can trigger a powerful immune system reset. Scientists call this stem cell regeneration. The process clears old...
New Studys Says Gen Z is the least sexually active young cohort in modern recorded history
A generation that grew up with dating apps in their pockets, pornography a tap away, and sex discussed more openly...
Is Gen Z the First Generation Less Intelligent Than Their Parents?
Gen Z intelligence decline is emerging as a serious concern among neuroscientists and education researchers. For over a century, each...
EDITOR CHOICE‘S
Japan built a ‘human refrigerator’ that cools your body in just 5 minutes, and it could transform how workers beat extreme heat
Japan's summers have grown severe enough that the government recently coined new terminology just to describe days when temperatures climb...
AI Designs Better CRISPR Gene Editors Than Nature, Doudna Team Reports
Researchers at UC Berkeley used artificial intelligence to design new versions of a small CRISPR enzyme called TnpB. Several of...
The Parsimony Criterion in Phylogenetics: Morphological & Molecular Methods
The parsimony criterion is one of the oldest and most widely used methods of constructing phylogenetic trees, having its roots...
Maximum Likelihood Criterion in Phylogenetic Tree Reconstruction
The maximum-likelihood (ML) criterion is one of the most important and statistically rigorous approaches used for phylogenetic tree reconstruction, first...
