Ancient Virus May Have Blocked Chimpanzee Brain Evolution
An ancient viral infection left genetic material in ancestral ape DNA that permanently silenced a key human-active gene, according to a study published on October 23, 2026 in…
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12 Million Kronor Nobel Prize Goes to Kagan and Soai for Chirality Work
Two chemists, Henri B. Kagan and Kensō Soai, have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for breakthroughs in creating mirror-image molecules.
Lund University Study Reveals Why Scandinavian Aurochs Vanished Early
Ancient aurochs vanished from Scandinavia thousands of years before their global extinction in 17th-century Poland.