New study reveals how reptiles divided up the spoils in ancient seas
While dinosaurs ruled the land in the Mesozoic, the oceans were filled by predators such as crocodiles and giant lizards, but also entirely extinct...
Music from the stars
NASA data used to produce music mapping spacecraft’s amazing 40-year journey
Music created entirely from data beamed back from the Voyager 1 spacecraft will receive...
A robot small enough to explore the lungs
Engineers and scientists have paved the way for a robot that can reach some of the smallest bronchial tubes in the lungs – to...
Science finds simple way to make lamb leaner
Scientists have found a clear link between the weight of lambs early in their life and meat quality – which is good news...
New Jurassic flying reptile reveals the oldest opposed thumb
A new 160-million-year-old arboreal pterosaur species, dubbed ‘Monkeydactyl’, has the oldest true opposed thumb - a novel structure previously not known in pterosaurs.
An international...
Rare dinosaur footprints give clues to lost era
Dozens of giant footprints discovered on a Scottish island are helping shed light on an important period in dinosaur evolution.
Scientists from the University of...
Area twice size of UK needed to feed world’s pets
An area double the size of the UK is used to produce dry pet food for cats and dogs each year, a study shows.
Analysis...
A laser from a space ant
An international team of astronomers have discovered an unusual laser emission that suggests the presence of a double star system hidden at the heart...
Bones of Roman Britons provide new clues to dietary deprivation
Researchers at the University of Bradford have shown a link between the diet of Roman Britons and their mortality rates for the first time,...
Archaeologists discover world’s oldest wooden structure
Half a million years ago, earlier than was previously thought possible, humans were building structures made of wood, according to new research by a...