Scientists solve mystery of a fish called Mary’s ‘virgin’ birth
A female stickleback fish, nick-named ‘Mary’, has produced offspring from eggs that appear to have been fertilised while they were still inside...
Darwin’s rabbit helps to explain the fightback against myxomatosis through natural selection
Nearly seventy years after myxomatosis decimated the rabbit populations of Australia, Britain and France, a new study reveals how the species has...
Robbie the Robot becomes soap fan after watching Emmerdale to learn about dementia
Edge Hill University’s robot, Robbie, has become a soap fan after watching episodes of Emmerdale to learn about dementia.
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...
Earth’s inner core is much younger than we thought
One enduring mystery about Earth is the age of its solid inner core.
Researchers have long recognized that Earth’s...
Remains of Captain Matthew Flinders discovered at HS2 site in Euston
Archaeologists working on the HS2 project in St. James’s burial ground, Euston, have discovered the remains of Captain Matthew Flinders, the Royal...
Neanderthals made weapons that were capable of killing at a distance, according to a...
The study, published in Scientific Reports, examined the performance of replicas of the 300,000 year old Schöningen spears - the oldest weapons reported...
100million-year-old fossilised fish slime shakes up our family tree
An international team of palaeontologists, including researchers from The University of Manchester, have uncovered evolutionary secrets hidden in the 100-million-year-old fossil of a...
World’s oldest periodic table found
A periodic table chart discovered at the University of St Andrews in Scotland is thought to be the oldest in the world.
City gardens help pollinating insects thrive
Given the pressures that pollinators face on agricultural land, cities could play an important role in conserving pollinators, according to a new...