10 Political Terms With Curious Origins

The words we use in the context of politics reveal much of the history of how humans have attempted to govern themselves. Many originate from ancient Greece and Rome, where the first representative assemblies closely matching our own arose. The very word “politics” comes from the Greek polities, meaning “city,Continue Reading

Mammals were adapting from life in the trees to living on the ground before dinosaur-killing asteroid, research reveals

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Sensitive detection of gene transfer in a microbial community

Research Briefing Published: 28 March 2025 Nature Biotechnology (2025)Cite this article Subjects Gene transfer enables bacteria to adapt to their environment. To sensitively detect gene transfer, we created a synthetic biology tool that introduces an identifiable barcode into RNA when microbes exchange DNA. When applied in a wastewater community, high-throughputContinue Reading

US Space Force certifies new Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch national security missions

ULA’s second Vulcan Centaur rocket lifts off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Oct. 4, 2024. (Image credit: ULA) The U.S. Space Force has certified United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch national security missions. The news, which the Space Force announced on Wednesday (MarchContinue Reading