Protecting just 1.2% of the Earth’s surface for nature would be enough to prevent the extinction of the world’s most threatened species, according to a…
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Dinosaur with ‘blade-like nasal horns’ dug up in Montana may be new species
Scientists may have dug up a new dinosaur species in the badlands of Montana. The Lokiceratops is possibly the fifth species of a large, horned…
View More Dinosaur with ‘blade-like nasal horns’ dug up in Montana may be new speciesElephants call each other by name, study finds
Elephants call out to each other using individual names that they invent for their fellow pachyderms, according to a new study. While dolphins and parrots…
View More Elephants call each other by name, study findsEagles shifting flight paths to avoid Ukraine conflict, scientists find
Eagles that have migratory routes through Ukraine have shifted their flight paths to avoid areas affected by the conflict, researchers have found. GPS data has…
View More Eagles shifting flight paths to avoid Ukraine conflict, scientists findHitler beetle, Trump moth, Beyoncé fly: is it time to rethink naming of species?
In 1937, a brown, eyeless beetle was found in a few caves in Slovenia. The new species was unexceptional apart from one feature. Its discoverer…
View More Hitler beetle, Trump moth, Beyoncé fly: is it time to rethink naming of species?Reanimated spiders and smart toilets triumph at Ig Nobel prizes
From using dead spiders to grip objects to probing the weird feeling that occurs when the same word is written over and over again, researchers…
View More Reanimated spiders and smart toilets triumph at Ig Nobel prizesBirds’ fancy footwork may be explained by move into trees, say scientists
Whether it’s drumming a steady beat against a tree to attract a mate, weaving an intricate nest or just lifting food to their beaks, some…
View More Birds’ fancy footwork may be explained by move into trees, say scientists‘Not always king’: fossil shows mammal sinking teeth into dinosaur
Whether they had sharp teeth, vicious claws or were simply enormous, dinosaurs were creatures to be feared. But a newly identified fossil shows that, at…
View More ‘Not always king’: fossil shows mammal sinking teeth into dinosaurIsle of Wight fossilised remains identified as new dinosaur species
Fossilised remains from the Isle of Wight have been identified as a new dinosaur species that has been named after a palaeontologist at the London’s…
View More Isle of Wight fossilised remains identified as new dinosaur speciesParasitic fungus that infects and kills spiders discovered in Brazil
Scientists believe they have discovered a new parasitic fungus which preys on trapdoor spiders in Brazil’s Atlantic rainforest. The rare organism, which is purple, belongs…
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