Flying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 4 months agoFor the first time in one billion years, two lifeforms truly merged into one organismwww.popsci.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down18
arrow-up1218arrow-down1external-linkFor the first time in one billion years, two lifeforms truly merged into one organismwww.popsci.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·4 months agoThey aren’t trying to. This is the first time it’s been observed happening.
minus-squareatx_aquarian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·4 months agoIf not, then the article misrepresented. The title is completely clear on claiming it hasn’t happened in a billion years. For the first time in one billion years, two lifeforms truly merged into one organism
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoYeah well it’s from an outlet literally named “popular science”. If you want accuracy, read the actual papers.
minus-squareHegar@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months ago Now, a team of scientists have detected a sign of a major life event that has likely not occurred for at least one billion years. The headlines aren’t written by the journalists.
They aren’t trying to. This is the first time it’s been observed happening.
If not, then the article misrepresented. The title is completely clear on claiming it hasn’t happened in a billion years.
Yeah well it’s from an outlet literally named “popular science”. If you want accuracy, read the actual papers.
The headlines aren’t written by the journalists.