Scientists Made a Cell With Most of the Hallmarks of Life. Here’s What to Know.

From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.
eLife

Brawn before bite in endemic Asian eutherian mammals after the end-Cretaceous extinction

Eutherian mammals living in China after the end-Cretaceous extinctions evolved larger tooth sizes first before becoming more specialized in their biting performance, mirroring a similar pattern in ...
IGN

PS5 Entering ‘The Latter Stage of Its Life Cycle’, Sony Says

After sales of the PlayStation 5 failed to meet expectations, Sony has said the console is entering “the latter stage of its life cycle.” Sony had set an ambitious target of 25 million PS5s sold ...

An unusual strategy helps some tropical butterflies live 25 times longer than their relatives

A tropical butterfly from the Heliconius tribe has evolved to live a maximum lifespan of 348 days, nearly 25 times longer ...
The Field Museum

Fossilized babies of ancient crocodile-like predators uproot scientists’ understanding of how animals adapted to the land

Baby fossil tetrapods show that the common ancestors of amphibians, reptiles, and mammals did not evolve from animals with amphibian-like tadpoles, as previously thought Life on our planet began in ...
IEEE

Ultra-Early Prediction of Lithium-Ion Battery Cycle Life Based on Visualized Single-Cycle Data

Abstract: This article proposes a battery cycle life prediction framework based on the visualized data of a single charging-discharging cycle during the ultra-early stage of the battery operation. To ...