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.
Brains of Estuarine Dolphins Show Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
A new study shows massive seasonal exposure to a specific neurotoxin originating from harmful algal blooms (HABs) accelerates Alzheimer's disease...
Are Microplastics Weakening Our Skeletons?
It’s a truth we’ve become increasingly aware of that we live in a world saturated with plastic. These fossil-fuel-derived particles,...
How Does Agriodontosaurus Link to Lizards and Tuataras?
A fossil of a tiny reptile that lived over 240 million years ago a creature so old it actually predates...
Great Whites Are Vanishing Because of Two Ruthless Orcas
The white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), with its sleek, optimized hunting body and razor-sharp teeth, is widely considered one of the...
What Happens After You Drink Water?
Water is a ubiquitous and vital component of not just the Earth, but of the human body itself, comprising 55-60%...
Oldest Known Microbial DNA Recovered from Mammoths Remains
Scientists discovered microbial DNA in woolly and steppe mammoth remains that date back more than one million years. This finding...
Do humans and chimps really share nearly 99% of their DNA?
For decades, scientists often claimed that humans and chimpanzees share nearly 99% of their DNA. This idea highlighted the close...
Could Our Universe Be Inside a Black Hole?
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided humanity with the deepest and clearest look into the cosmos yet. Among...
Sea Urchin Twinning New Research On Embryo Self Organization
Sea urchin twinning has fascinated scientists for more than a century, raising the question of how two complete individuals can...
How Baby Kittens Locate Their Mother’s Milk
Newborn kittens are born blind, deaf, and completely helpless. Yet within minutes, they crawl toward their mother and begin nursing....
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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...
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...
Whole Brain Emulation Achieved: Scientists Run a Fruit Fly Brain in Simulation
Scientists have copied an entire biological brain neuron by neuron and synapse by synapse and made it control a simulated...
Global Sperm Counts Have Dropped 50% in 50 Years Now 128 Men Are Racing Their Way to a $100,000 Prize to Prove the Point
A group of technology entrepreneurs is staging a competitive event in San Francisco in which semen samples from 128 men...
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12,638 MRI Scans Confirm Men’s Brains Shrink Faster in PNAS Study
A large-scale analysis of brain scans taken over time has found that men's brains shrink faster than women's across a...
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...
For Future Space Missions, Molecular Ecology Finally Offers a Clear Biosignature Target
When the next generation of probes scoops up dust from the icy shell of Europa or the surface of Mars,...
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...
