# Biology - ARGO.net Science Canonical URL: https://www.argo.net/biology/ RSS feed: https://www.argo.net/biology/feed/ ## Published Stories - [The Greenland shark can live for nearly 400 years, longer than any known vertebrate and a 96.7%-complete genome reveals expanded longevity-related gene families, unusual histone H1.0 changes and DNA-protection pathways that may keep sharks born centuries ago alive in Arctic waters through an extraordinary lifespan](https://www.argo.net/the-greenland-shark-can-live-for-nearly-400-years-longer-than-any-known-vertebrate-and-a-96-7-complete-genome-reveals-expanded-longevity-related-gene-families-unusual-histone-h1-0-changes-and-dna-pr/index.html.md): 2026-07-20 - A PNAS study led by researchers at The University of Tokyo has produced a nearly complete genome for the Greenland shark, the longest-lived vertebrate known to science. The... - [Scientists found a dinosaur with 500 teeth that replaced them every two weeks](https://www.argo.net/scientists-found-a-dinosaur-with-500-teeth-that-replaced-them-every-two-weeks/index.html.md): 2026-07-15 - A study in PLOS One found that the plant-eating dinosaur Nigersaurus taqueti had one of the most extreme dental systems ever identified in a dinosaur. Its mouth held... - [DNA’s jumping genes are getting one open map for scientists worldwide](https://www.argo.net/dnas-jumping-genes-are-getting-one-open-map-for-scientists-worldwide/index.html.md): 2026-07-13 - A study in Mobile DNA reports that two foundational genome resources, Repbase and Dfam, are being unified into a single open framework for studying transposable elements. The move... - [Scientists mapped how bacteria live on light humans can barely see](https://www.argo.net/scientists-mapped-how-bacteria-live-on-light-humans-can-barely-see/index.html.md): 2026-07-12 - A study in Nature Communications has mapped how certain cyanobacteria run oxygen-producing photosynthesis on far-red light, a dim glow near the edge of human vision. The research, led... - [Stanford scientists discover an immune cell that explodes to kill threats](https://www.argo.net/stanford-scientists-discover-an-immune-cell-that-explodes-to-kill-threats/index.html.md): 2026-07-12 - Researchers at Stanford University have discovered a previously unknown immune cell in regenerative flatworms that destroys nearby threats by exploding within minutes. The study, published in Cell on... - [Scientists discover a biological clock unlike anything seen before](https://www.argo.net/scientists-discover-a-biological-clock-unlike-anything-seen-before/index.html.md): 2026-07-12 - Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have identified a master developmental clock in the tiny worm C. elegans, revealing how cells coordinate timed bursts of gene activity that... - [Oldest fossils of humans’ closest invertebrate relatives found in China](https://www.argo.net/oldest-fossils-of-humans-closest-invertebrate-relatives-found-in-china/index.html.md): 2026-07-11 - A study in Science has opened a rare window into one of evolution's deepest mysteries: how complex animals began to take over Earth's oceans before the famous Cambrian... - [Female baboons live longer when their bonds hold strong](https://www.argo.net/female-baboons-live-longer-when-their-bonds-hold-strong/index.html.md): 2026-07-09 - A study in Current Biology found that survival in the wild can depend on the strength of everyday social ties. In free-ranging female baboons, the animals with stronger... - [A museum drawer skull reveals a lost chapter in saber-toothed cat evolution](https://www.argo.net/a-museum-drawer-skull-reveals-a-lost-chapter-in-saber-toothed-cat-evolution/index.html.md): 2026-07-09 - Researchers at UC Berkeley have identified a nearly complete museum skull as Adelphailurus kansensis, an early saber-toothed cat that lived in North America more than 5 million years... - [Scientists slash the cost of test-tube protein factories by 96%](https://www.argo.net/scientists-slash-the-cost-of-test-tube-protein-factories-by-96/index.html.md): 2026-07-08 - A 96% cost reduction could make advanced cell-free protein synthesis far more practical for synthetic biology labs. A study in Trends in Biotechnology reports that researchers led by... - [Scientists reconstructed movies from mouse brain activity with surprising accuracy](https://www.argo.net/scientists-reconstructed-movies-from-mouse-brain-activity-with-surprising-accuracy/index.html.md): 2026-07-08 - Researchers at University College London report in an eLife study that activity from the visual cortex of mice can be used to reconstruct short movies the animals had... - [New Antarctic water bear reveals a rare ancient lineage](https://www.argo.net/new-antarctic-water-bear-reveals-a-rare-ancient-lineage/index.html.md): 2026-06-27 - A Polar Biology study has identified a new Antarctic tardigrade, Mopsechiniscus franciscae, from moss growing near Crater Cirque in Victoria Land. The tiny animal adds a rare new... - [Giant Viruses Are Quietly Rewiring Life at Earth’s Frozen Poles](https://www.argo.net/giant-viruses-are-quietly-rewiring-life-at-earths-frozen-poles/index.html.md): 2026-06-23 - A study in FEMS Microbiology Ecology reports that giant viruses across Earth's polar regions may be key players in the coldest microbial ecosystems on the planet. These unusually... - [Scientists Discover a Strange Horn-Shaped Hyperparasite Feeding on “Zombie Fungus” in Borneo](https://www.argo.net/scientists-discover-a-strange-horn-shaped-hyperparasite-feeding-on-zombie-fungus-in-borneo/index.html.md): 2026-06-23 - Researchers at Universiti Malaysia Sabah have announced the discovery of a new horn-shaped fungus from Borneo's Danum Valley, a striking species named Pleurocordyceps cornusynnemata. The fungus was found... - [Koalas Nearly Vanished 100,000 Years Ago, Long Before Humans Arrived](https://www.argo.net/koalas-nearly-vanished-100000-years-ago-long-before-humans-arrived/index.html.md): 2026-06-22 - A study in Molecular Biology and Evolution has uncovered a hidden chapter in koala history, showing that the species began a major population decline around 100,000 years ago.... - [Brazilian Student’s Low-Cost Orchid Formula Speeds Plant Growth by 90%](https://www.argo.net/brazilian-students-low-cost-orchid-formula-speeds-plant-growth-by-90/index.html.md): 2026-06-22 - FEBRACE announced that Brazilian student Beatriz Maria Ferreira dos Santos won third place in Plant Sciences at Regeneron ISEF 2026 for an orchid cultivation project that reportedly made... - [300-Million-Year-Old Baby Fossils Reveal a Surprise in the First Land Animals](https://www.argo.net/300-million-year-old-baby-fossils-reveal-a-surprise-in-the-first-land-animals/index.html.md): 2026-06-22 - A study in Science reports that tiny 300-million-year-old hatchlings from Mazon Creek preserve a rare glimpse of how some early relatives of land animals began life. The fossils... - [Brain Enzyme Caught Building a Sugar Chain on Itself](https://www.argo.net/brain-enzyme-caught-building-a-sugar-chain-on-itself/index.html.md): 2026-06-19 - Researchers at Nagoya University have identified an unexpected self-modifying behavior in a brain-related enzyme, according to a study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The enzyme, called ST8Sia5L,... - [Citizen Science Reveals How Devoted Harvestmen Dads Evolved Again and Again](https://www.argo.net/citizen-science-reveals-how-devoted-harvestmen-dads-evolved-again-and-again/index.html.md): 2026-06-17 - A study in the Zoological Journal has revealed that citizen-science observations helped more than double the known evidence for parental care in harvestmen, a diverse group of arachnids... - [Tiny Mineral “Nanozymes” Could Rewrite the Story of How Life Began on Earth](https://www.argo.net/tiny-mineral-nanozymes-could-rewrite-the-story-of-how-life-began-on-earth/index.html.md): 2026-06-17 - A study in Research proposes a sweeping answer to one of biology's oldest mysteries. Yongdong Jin of Shenzhen University argues that tiny mineral particles with enzyme-like abilities may... - [Exceptionally Preserved 160-Million-Year-Old Fossil Feathers Reveal a Winged Dinosaur Likely Stayed Grounded](https://www.argo.net/exceptionally-preserved-160-million-year-old-fossil-feathers-reveal-a-winged-dinosaur-likely-stayed-grounded/index.html.md): 2026-06-17 - A study in Communications Biology found that rare fossils of the feathered dinosaur Anchiornis preserve a surprising clue in their wings. The animals had developed feathers and wing-like... - [Fruit Fly’s Complete Brain-to-Body Map Reveals a Distributed Nervous System](https://www.argo.net/fruit-flys-complete-brain-to-body-map-reveals-a-distributed-nervous-system/index.html.md): 2026-06-15 - A study in Nature has brought neuroscience to a rare threshold, a synapse-level map that links the adult fruit fly's brain with its nerve cord. The result gives... - [Parrots May Use Names in a Surprisingly Human-Like Way](https://www.argo.net/parrots-may-use-names-in-a-surprisingly-human-like-way/index.html.md): 2026-06-15 - A study in PLOS ONE found that companion parrots may use names in ways that resemble a basic form of social labeling. Researchers led by Lauryn Benedict at... - [Wild Orangutans Caught on Camera Reveal a Surprising Way They Walk on the Ground](https://www.argo.net/wild-orangutans-caught-on-camera-reveal-a-surprising-way-they-walk-on-the-ground/index.html.md): 2026-06-15 - Using motion-activated cameras over five years, a study in American Journal of Biological Anthropology has captured rare details of how wild Bornean orangutans move when they leave the...