Sauropod dinosaur’s last meal reveals that it didn’t bother to chew
A sauropod dinosaur fossil has been found with preserved stomach contents for the first time, providing insights into what they ate and how
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Dolphins are dying from toxic chemicals banned since the 1980s
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are commonly found in the bodies of short-beaked common dolphins that get stranded on UK beaches, and are linked to t
Two sneaky viruses may be messing with honeybee flight
The deformed wing and sacbrood viruses were thought to cause asymptomatic infections in adult bees. But the viruses make the insects fly slower and fa
Sleeping pills disrupt how the brain clears waste
A common sleep medication prevents mice from effectively clearing away waste and toxins from their brain during sleep
Remarkable set of tracks suggests different dinosaurs herded together
Late Cretaceous dinosaur tracks found in Canada might have been made by different species walking together, but the evidence is far from conclusive
Life’s vital chemistry may have begun in hot, cracked rock
Amino acids and other molecules important to the origin of life can be enriched within networks of rocky fractures, which would have been common on th
The world’s glaciers have shrunk more than 5 per cent since 2000
An analysis of more than 270,000 glaciers worldwide reveals that they have lost around 7 trillion tonnes of ice since 2000, raising sea levels by 2 ce
A type of vitamin B3 might treat chronic pain related to inflammation
Chronic pain can outlast inflammation, the usual driver of pain in the body – a study in mice suggests a vitamin supplement could help relieve it
Cuddling koalas show unexpected sociable side in surprising video
A group of male koalas were filmed grooming and playing together, in contrast to their solitary reputation, probably as a result of an unusually dense
Bone fragment reveals humans wore leather clothes 39,000 years ago
A study of an ancient bone from Spain with a strange pattern of notches hints that it was used by early Homo sapiens in Europe as a punch board for ma