Mystery behind the “Great Dimming” of the Betelgeuse star solved
The quest to discover what lay behind the “great dimming” of the aging star Betelgeuse, normally one of the brightest stars on the night...
Turtle’s tale reveals dual fishing threat
The story of a turtle caught twice in fishing nets reveals a dual threat facing many ocean animals.
The female loggerhead turtle, called "Thunderbird", was...
New species of extinct lizard previously misidentified as a bird
An international research team has described a new species of Oculudentavis, providing further evidence that the animal first identified as a hummingbird-sized dinosaur was...
Substantial carbon dioxide emissions from northern peatlands drained for crop cultivation
A new study shows that substantial amounts of carbon dioxide were released during the last millennium because of crop cultivation on peatlands in the...
Infertility poses ‘major threat’ to biodiversity during climate change, study warns
A new study by University of Liverpool ecologists warns that heat-induced male infertility will see some species succumb to the effects of climate change...
Brazilian Amazon released more carbon than it stored in 2010s
The Brazilian Amazon rainforest released more carbon than it stored over the last decade – with degradation a bigger cause than deforestation – according...
Study reveals extent of human impact on the world’s plant-life
Research has shed new light on the impact of humans on Earth’s biodiversity. The findings suggest that the rate of change in an ecosystem’s...
‘Campfires’ offer clue to solar heating mystery
Miniature solar flares nicknamed “campfires”, recently discovered near the surface of the Sun, are about 1,000 to 5,000 km tall and between 1-1.5 million...
Cancer rates in medieval Britain were around ten times higher than previously thought, study...
The first study to use x-rays and CT scans to detect evidence of cancer among the skeletal remains of a pre-industrial population suggests that...
A billion year old fossil, which provides a new link in the evolution of...
A billion year old fossil, which provides a new link in the evolution of animals, has been discovered in the Scottish Highlands.
A team of...