Biology Bizarre, 100-million-year-old insect trapped in amber might be from a new branch of life January 30, 2017
Biology Microorganisms can survive in space and on other planets, safe behind dried-up biofilms January 24, 2017
Biology Scientists find 80-million-year dinosaur collagen January 24, 2017 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Animals Newly discovered moth species features Trump hairdo January 18, 2017 - Updated on January 19, 2017
Biology A whole new branch of life could have evolved and died off on Earth 2,4 billion years ago January 18, 2017
Animals When you don’t need sex, like these salamanders, you get lazy. And that’s a problem in the face of climate change January 17, 2017
Biology For the first time, scientists have calculated the speed at which a viper strikes January 17, 2017
Animals Researchers translate bat language. Turns out, they argue a lot January 2, 2017 - Updated on January 3, 2017
Biology Scientists believe they’ve identified the source of the mysterious sound coming from the Mariana Trench December 20, 2016
Animals Researchers find six new stunning deep-sea creatures – just as mining operations commence December 20, 2016 - Updated on March 15, 2023
Anthropology Humans hacked walking by stepping on the heel not the toes, like other animals do December 13, 2016
Biology To HEK with diabetes: new cell capsule could treat the condition with 0 insulin shots December 12, 2016
Biology Scientists turn the clock back 350 million years to show how humans lost their tails. Twice December 7, 2016
Animals The oceans have their own ‘bees’ too — tiny crustaceans that pollinate seagrasses December 5, 2016
Biology Highest-living plant discovered more than 6km above sea level in the Himalayas December 2, 2016
Biology Evolution in a lab flask: scientists witness virus speciating into two distinct species December 2, 2016
Biology Scientists find 2.5-billion-year-old fossils of bacteria — there was no oxygen in the atmosphere then November 30, 2016 - Updated on December 1, 2016
Biology That ATM keyboard you’ve touched earlier is covered in germs from all over town November 29, 2016 - Updated on June 21, 2023
Biology Theory of Evolution might be in for an overhaul. Top biologists discuss much needed update November 28, 2016 - Updated on April 11, 2017
Animals Fiji ants were the first plant farmers some three million years ago November 28, 2016 - Updated on November 29, 2016
Biology When it comes to the world of viruses, we’re just scratching the surface November 25, 2016 - Updated on February 22, 2019
Biology Scientists override fear response in humans using artificial intelligence and hard cash November 22, 2016
Biology Vampires might be on to something: blood from young humans rejuvenates old mice November 16, 2016 - Updated on October 25, 2019
Biology Dinosaurs’ rise to power took a lot of time, new study shows November 15, 2016 - Updated on August 24, 2023
Biology Atom-by-atom chart of living fossil’s shell could hold the key to understanding past climate October 27, 2016