Biology Newly-discovered fossil worm shows early animals were more complex than we thought September 5, 2019
Biology Old World primates can only use two ‘words’ at a time, new research suggests September 4, 2019
Biology A Christmas tragedy: The Arctic has lost 2.6 million reindeer over the past 20 years August 13, 2019
Biology Turtle embryos can choose their own sex – but why? August 6, 2019 - Updated on January 8, 2024
Biology Unusual hepatitis B virus found in shrews could help us tackle chronic hepatitis B August 5, 2019
Biology New “bone spackling” that can fix injuries with a simple injection shows promise in mice August 1, 2019
Biology Despite their size, baby spiders can see nearly as good as adults August 1, 2019 - Updated on July 12, 2023
Biology Discovery of new “don’t eat me protein” points the way to effective cancer therapy August 1, 2019
Biology Birmingham University researchers extract cancer-killing drug from common flower August 1, 2019
Biology Researchers identify neurons that shut down rewards and motivation in the brains of mice July 26, 2019
Biology Gorillas have ‘old friends’ and other elements of complex societies July 25, 2019 - Updated on August 2, 2019
Biology Researchers identify gene that makes plants and fungi play nice — we’ll use it to make better crops July 22, 2019
Biology Study reveals true scale of one of the world’s deadliest plagues July 15, 2019 - Updated on February 27, 2020
Agriculture Grasshoppers, silkworms, giant cicadas are a good source of antioxidants — if you eat them July 15, 2019 - Updated on October 9, 2023
Biology Research is getting to the root of climate change with bigger, deeper plant roots July 12, 2019
Biology Iron-breathing bacteria might have delayed Earth’s oxygenation for almost one billion years July 12, 2019
Biology Corals are moving away from the sweltering tropics — and establishing new reefs July 10, 2019
Agriculture Grazing animals drove the domestication of grain crops July 8, 2019 - Updated on July 9, 2019
Biology Scientists explore the origin of metabolism to reveal secrets of primordial life July 1, 2019 - Updated on July 2, 2019