Star’s self-destruction 1000 years ago is presented in 3D
A 1,000-year-old supernova has been captured in 3D images that reveal yet unseen details of the elements that are ejected when a star explodes....
Food or sex? Fruit flies give insight into decision-making
Individuals are likely to prioritise food over sex after being deprived of both, according to researchers at the University of Birmingham, who studied this...
Space-based system using GPS satellites could warn of incoming tsunamis
A new method for detecting tsunamis using existing GPS satellites orbiting Earth could serve as an effective warning system for countries worldwide, according to...
Botanists name astonishing new species of ‘fairy lantern’ from Malaysian rainforests
So-called ‘fairy lanterns’ (genus Thismia) are among the most extraordinary-looking of all flowering plants. These curious, leafless plants grow in the darkest depths of...
Risk of risk of intense tropical cyclones will double by 2050
Human-caused climate change will make strong tropical cyclones twice as frequent by the middle of the century, putting large parts of the world at...
Bedbugs evolved more than 100 million years ago – and walked the earth with...
Bedbugs – some of the most unwanted human bed-mates - have been parasitic companions with other species aside from humans for more than 100...
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...
Revealed: face of 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal from cave where species buried their dead
A new documentary has recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal whose flattened skull was discovered and rebuilt from hundreds of bone fragments by a team of archaeologists and...
Giant extinct burrowing bat discovered by evolutionary biologists
International team of researchers including members from Salford University have found the fossilised remains of a giant burrowing bat that lived in New Zealand millions...
Pheasant meat sold for food found to contain many tiny shards of toxic lead
Eating pheasant killed using lead shot is likely to expose consumers to raised levels of lead in their diet, even if the meat is...