Science & Technology
How do blind cavefish survive their low-oxygen environment?
Cavefish have obvious adaptations such as missing eyes and pale colors that demonstrate how they evolved over millennia in a dark, subterranean world. Now researchers say these incredible fish have an equally remarkable physiology that helps them cope …
Scientists make leap forward for genetic sequencing
Researchers reveal new details about a key enzyme that makes DNA sequencing possible. The finding is a leap forward into the era of personalized medicine when doctors will be able to design treatments based on the genomes of individual patients.
Scientists announce discovery of supermassive binary black holes
Researchers have discovered a supermassive black hole binary system, one of only two known such systems.