Biology

32 papers

That whole 'earthworm apocalypse' everyone was worried about in the UK? Turns out it was probably just a huge math error.

Paradigm Challenge ecoevorxiv | Mar 16

The massive 'water towers' of the Himalayas aren't just melting glaciers; they’re actually being fed by giant underground pools of water.

Paradigm Challenge eartharxiv | Mar 16

A species can be legally 'saved' from extinction even if its DNA is still quietly falling apart in the background.

Paradigm Challenge ecoevorxiv | Mar 16

We found a parasite where the entire DNA strand acts like a docking station for cell division, rather than just one spot.

First Ever biorxiv | Mar 13

If you mess with a baby bee's gut bacteria, its brain never actually develops a biological clock.

Nature Is Weird biorxiv | Mar 13

We always thought aggressive childhood cancers were there from birth, but it turns out they don't even start growing until after infancy.

Paradigm Challenge biorxiv | Mar 13

Hawkmoths guide their long tongues to flowers using "eye-hand" coordination, just like you use your eyes to guide your hands.

Nature Is Weird biorxiv | Mar 13

How much a mother aphid walks around literally decides whether her babies are born with wings or not.

Nature Is Weird biorxiv | Mar 13

Your brain actually syncs up more strongly with the voices of people you don't trust. Weird, right?

Nature Is Weird biorxiv | Mar 13

You can chop a flatworm into pieces, and the new ones will still "remember" which genes were turned off in the original.

First Ever biorxiv | Mar 13

A famous cancer protein actually clumps together just like in Alzheimer's, but it does it to act as a "self-destruct" button for tumors.

Paradigm Challenge biorxiv | Mar 13

Scientists used ultrasound to "hack" the brains of newbies and make them look like expert meditators in just two weeks.

Practical Magic biorxiv | Mar 13

Everything we thought we knew about where thyroid cells come from was wrong, solving a massive mystery in how mammals evolved.

Paradigm Challenge biorxiv | Mar 13

DNA doesn't just float around in your cells—it actually moves in perfectly timed "waves" across your chromosomes.

Nature Is Weird biorxiv | Mar 13

Tumors can kill you by basically forcing your gut bacteria to break out and invade the rest of your body.

Nature Is Weird biorxiv | Mar 13

If you play certain sounds while someone is sleeping, they’ll actually be more decisive about tough choices the next day.

Practical Magic biorxiv | Mar 13

That 30-year-old idea that dieting makes you live longer might be completely wrong.

Paradigm Challenge biorxiv | Mar 13

Giving your inner ear a tiny zap of electricity while you sleep can actually trigger a lucid dream.

Practical Magic biorxiv | Mar 13

Plants don't follow a complex master plan to grow branches—they basically just flip a coin every time.

Nature Is Weird biorxiv | Mar 13

There’s a mathematical law that dictates the exact geometric shape of the "Tree of Life" for every living thing on Earth.

Paradigm Challenge biorxiv | Mar 13

A new theory says Neanderthals weren't a separate group that split off early—they were actually formed by modern humans moving around 300,000 years ago.

Paradigm Challenge biorxiv | Mar 13

In some lakes, viruses are the ones deciding if a bacteria colony actually acts its size, breaking all the usual rules of ecology.

Nature Is Weird biorxiv | Mar 13

We finally found the "secret door" that a common childhood virus uses to sneak into human cells.

First Ever biorxiv | Mar 13

A deadly, drug-resistant fungus has reached Antarctica, and it's evolving at hyper-speed thanks to some "mutator" genes.

Nature Is Weird biorxiv | Mar 13

We found a way to film a single molecule for over 24 hours straight without it "fading out" like they usually do.

Practical Magic biorxiv | Mar 13

Your immune cells don't just pick the stickiest antibodies—they actually "tug" on them to see which ones are the strongest.

Paradigm Challenge biorxiv | Mar 13

Even the best AI is getting it wrong—AlphaFold is dreaming up protein structures that literally break the laws of chemistry.

Paradigm Challenge biorxiv | Mar 13

People on Reddit are reporting "hidden" side effects of Ozempic and Mounjaro, like random chills and changes to their periods.

Practical Magic medrxiv | Mar 13

Vaping nearly doubles the risk of heart rhythm problems for kids and young adults.

Nature Is Weird medrxiv | Mar 13

A simple brain wave test can tell you if that spinal surgery will actually fix your back pain or just be a total waste of time.

Practical Magic medrxiv | Mar 13

If you want to know your risk of getting Valley Fever, looking at where the wild animals live is actually more accurate than checking the soil.

Paradigm Challenge medrxiv | Mar 13

If you tune brain implants to a "slower" frequency, it actually helps Parkinson's patients think more clearly.

First Ever medrxiv | Mar 13