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Scientists precisely influence gene expression with light

Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Scientists in Japan have developed a method for manipulating gene expression using only light. Researchers used the technique to create two-headed zebrafish.

Archaeologists shed new light on collapse of Mayan civilization

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Archaeologists have created the most precise timeline of Mayan civilization, offering new insights into the ancient people's downfall.

Scientists find ancient dinosaur collagen

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Researchers have isolated 80 million-year-old collagen peptides in the lab. The collagens were found in fossilized tissue attached to a dinosaur femur.

Study: Pueblo architects understand advanced geometry

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- New research suggests the ancient Pueblo people understood advanced geometry without the help of written language or numbers.

Hunting for dark matter with massive magnets and haloscopes

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Scientists in South Korea have designed powerful magnets to hunt for the axion, a theoretical particle that could be a component of dark matter.

Bacterial discovery complicates previous paleontological findings

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Scientists at Stanford recently discovered isoarborinol-like lipid molecules produced by bacteria floating in the Adriatic Sea.

Astronomers locate one of the brightest distant galaxies in the cosmos

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- An international team of astronomers have found and imaged one the brightest distant galaxies. The discovery was made possible by a lensing event.

Why blinking doesn't dim the lights

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- New research suggests the brain works overtime to stabilize our vision, to readjust our eyes after each blink.

Astronomer looks for alien life in Wolf 1061 system

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Scientists believe exoplanet Wolf 1061c is more like Venus than Earth, but they haven't yet ruled out the possibility of finding life there.

ACE ship completes first leg of journey around Antarctica

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- The Akademik Treshnikov, a Russian research vessel, completed the first leg of the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition this week.

NOAA satellites aided the rescue of 307 people in 2016

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- NOAA satellites aided the rescue of 307 people in 2016, the highest total in more than five years. In 2007, NOAA satellites helped save 353 lives.

Public poll to decide where Jupiter probe points its camera

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- It's now up to the public to decide where Juno will point its camera, the JunoCam, during the probe's next pass by Jupiter's north pole.

Humans killed off Australia's megafauna, not climate change

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- New research suggests humans, not climate change, were responsible for megafauna extinction on the island continent of Australia.

Climate change to depress crop yields in the United States, new study claims

Jan. 19 (UPI) -- New computer models predict U.S. crop harvests will be adversely affected by climate change.

Limpets repair their damaged shells with biological materials

Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Limpets can make their damaged shells good as new using biological materials derived from within.

Scientists unlock graphene's superconductive powers

Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Materials scientists at the University of Cambridge successfully unlocked the graphene's ability to carry current without resistance.

Evidence of historic flood pattern found in Chinese caves

Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Scientists have found evidence of rain and flooding patterns in caves in China, a discovery that should bolster flood forecasting and climate modeling.

What gives the durian fruit its rotting stench?

Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Chemists in Germany believe just two main compounds are responsible for the unique stench of the durian fruit.

Scientists sound alarm on plight of non-human primates

Jan. 19 (UPI) -- More than 60 percent of Earth's non-human primate species are now facing the threat of extinction.

Study explores why male baboons become domestic abusers

Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Why do some male baboons commit domestic abuse? Simply put: they're desperate.