They might not have a toolbox or even a fancy belt, but it appears Goffin’s cockatoos are the Handy Andy of the bird world. Researchers…
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Feline uncertain? Cats do give clues if the fur’s about to fly, study finds
When cats get together it can be difficult to tell rough and tumble play from a full-blown scrap. Now researchers say they have decoded feline…
View More Feline uncertain? Cats do give clues if the fur’s about to fly, study findsTeeth suggest ancestors of diplodocus may have eaten meat
With its huge feet, long neck and penchant for plants, the diplodocus may be one of history’s biggest vegetarians. But research has revealed the sauropod’s…
View More Teeth suggest ancestors of diplodocus may have eaten meat‘The sheer scale is extraordinary’: meet the titanosaur that dwarfs Dippy the diplodocus
It will be one of the largest exhibits to grace a British museum. In spring, the Natural History Museum in London will display the skeleton…
View More ‘The sheer scale is extraordinary’: meet the titanosaur that dwarfs Dippy the diplodocus‘The whole embryo was there’: expert makes rare find on Sheffield museum opening day
A 180m-year-old fossil has quickly become one of the star exhibits at the UK’s newest museum, after it was identified as probably the oldest known…
View More ‘The whole embryo was there’: expert makes rare find on Sheffield museum opening dayRare collection of bird fossils from 55m years ago donated to Scottish museum
A remarkable collection of fossilised birds that lived 55 million years ago has been bequeathed to the National Museums Scotland (NMS) in Edinburgh and includes…
View More Rare collection of bird fossils from 55m years ago donated to Scottish museum‘Extinct’ parrots make a flying comeback in Brazil
Twenty years ago, the future of the Spix’s macaw could not have looked bleaker. The last member of this distinctive parrot species disappeared from the…
View More ‘Extinct’ parrots make a flying comeback in BrazilScientists find fossil of dinosaur ‘killed on day of asteroid strike’
Scientists believe they have been given an extraordinary view of the last day of the dinosaurs after they discovered the fossil of an animal they…
View More Scientists find fossil of dinosaur ‘killed on day of asteroid strike’Tyrannosaurus rex may have been three species, scientists say
With its immense size, dagger-like teeth and sharp claws, Tyrannosaurus rex was a fearsome predator that once terrorised North America. Now researchers studying its fossils…
View More Tyrannosaurus rex may have been three species, scientists saySpringtime asteroid hit ramped up extinction rates, say scientists
Having an asteroid slam into Earth was catastrophic for the dinosaurs, but the season of the strike may have substantially ramped up extinction rates for…
View More Springtime asteroid hit ramped up extinction rates, say scientists