Spectacular frog identified as new species and is named after curator’s three year old...
One of the world’s most spectacular frogs has been identified as a new species after 20 years of painstaking research at The University of...
Newborn babies have inbuilt ability to pick out words, finds study
A research study of newborn babies has revealed that humans are born with the innate skills needed to pick out words from...
Rapid change in coral reefs prompts global calls for a rethink
Coral reef experts from around the world are calling for an urgent re-evaluation of our climate goals in the light of increasing evidence of...
Rochdale MP Backs Campaign to Stop Delays to Blood Cancer Diagnosis
Tony Lloyd MP is supporting a campaign to reduce the number of blood cancer patients who experience potentially life-threatening delays to diagnosis.
He met with...
Grey seals discovered clapping underwater to communicate
A grey seal has been captured on camera clapping its flippers underwater for the very first time.
Dr Ben Burville, a researcher at Newcastle University,...
Thermonuclear blast sends supernova survivor star hurtling across the Milky Way
An exploding white dwarf star blasted itself out of its orbit with another star in a ‘partial supernova’ and is now hurtling across our...
Earwax sampling could measure stress hormone
A novel method to sample earwax could be a cheap and effective way to measure the hormone cortisol, according to a study led by...
Neanderthals died out in North West Europe earlier than first thought researchers find
Neanderthal remains from Belgium have long puzzled scientists. Fossil remains from the key site of Spy Cave in Belgium suggested a date of approximately...
Blue-green algae key to unlocking secrets of ancient past
Oxygen-producing bacteria emerged a thousand millions years before the great oxygenation event approximately 2400 million years ago, scientists have found.
The blue green algae, which...
‘Battle of the sexes’ begins in womb as father and mother’s genes tussle over...
Scientists have identified a key signal that the fetus uses to control its supply of nutrients from the placenta in a tug-of-war between genes...