Earth’s atmosphere is a paradoxical ocean of abundance, composed of approximately 78 percent nitrogen gas, yet virtually all complex plant…
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TWiV 1287: Ancient herpesviruses and modern dementia
In a comprehensive deep dive into the evolutionary history of human pathogens and the intricate relationship between modern immunity and…
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Unlocking Earths Ancient Chemistry: Deep-Sea Microbes Reveal the Secrets of Heat-Resistant Nitrogen Fixation
Earth’s atmosphere is a vast, invisible ocean of nitrogen, blanketing the planet and accounting for roughly 78 percent of the…
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TWiV 1287: Ancient herpesviruses and modern dementia
In episode 1287 of This Week in Virology (TWiV), recorded and released on January 11, 2026, the regular panel of…
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Ancient Collagen Found in a Dinosaur Fossil: University of Liverpool Research Challenges Decades of Paleontological Assumptions
For over a century, the field of paleontology operated under a fundamental consensus: fossilization was a destructive process that effectively…
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Echoes from Cosmic Dawn: How Pulsar Timing Arrays and Ancient Dark Stars May Solve the Mystery of Supermassive Black Holes
The faint, persistent hum of extremely low-frequency gravitational waves rippling through space-time may hold the key to events that transpired…
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Mapping the Evolutionary Highways: How Ancient Genomic Structures Reveal the Deep History of Animal Life
At first glance, the biological chasm separating a human, an octopus, and a deep-sea coral appears insurmountable, yet beneath the…
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The Ancient Genomic Roots of Entomophagy and the Evolutionary Basis of Modern Dietary Aversion
As the global population surges toward a projected 9.7 billion by 2050, the confluence of climate change, land degradation, and…
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Ancient DNA shows the feline’s closest living relatives are pumas, not cheetahs
For decades, the paleontological community has operated under the assumption that the extinct North American feline Miracinonyx trumani was a…
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TWiV 1287: Ancient herpesviruses and modern dementia
In episode 1287 of This Week in Virology (TWiV), released on January 11, 2026, the regular panel of virologists—featuring Vincent…
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