Experts have discovered how zebra stripes work
Researchers at the University of Bristol have found why zebra fur is thinly striped and sharply outlined.
Their findings, published today in the Journal of...
Future ships could be powered by wind to fight climate change
SHIPS of the future could once again be powered by wind if a pioneering project which retrofits large vessels with ultramodern wing-sails proves successful...
Storing seeds in soil won’t be enough to stem effects of climate change on...
Plant species have evolved several clever ways to survive changes in their local environment including storing seeds in the soil while waiting for better...
A new ring system discovered in our Solar System
Scientists have discovered a new ring system around a dwarf planet on the edge of the Solar System. The ring system orbits much further...
AI lights the way for futuristic electronics – from bendy TVs to lightweight solar...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming modern electronics – accelerating the design of bendable TV screens, ultra-lightweight revolutionised solar cells and more.
In a study published...
Human activity has degraded more than a third of remaining Amazon rainforest
The Amazon rainforest has been degraded by a much greater extent than scientists previously believed with more than a third of remaining forest affected...
New study reveals evidence of early Ice Age writing and what it meant
The study reveals that Ice Age hunter-gatherers were using markings such as lines and dots, combined with drawings of their animal prey to record...
‘Veggie’ dinosaurs differed in how they ate their food
Although most early dinosaurs were vegetarian, there were a surprising number of differences in the way that these animals tackled eating a plant-based diet,...
Lightning sparks new source of climate data 100 years later
The discovery by weather and climate scientists, using pre-Second World War data records from Australia and Scotland, opens the door to a new source...
Statistics star number crunches Christmas and reveals how maths can help your decorations look...
The festive countdown is in full swing and numbers are uppermost in mind, as people manage tighter budgets and fill their social calendars with...