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Strange, spiny beetle discovered in Japan
A new-to-science species of beetle is marked by a distinct yellow band on its shoulders, long hair-l...
Reef sharks are being wiped out by overfishing so ...
A global survey reveals that common species of coral reef shark are in sharp decline, and rays are m...
Ancient plant's leaves didn't follow golden rule a...
Most modern plants grow leaves in a pattern that follows the Fibonacci sequence, but a reconstructio...
Chemists have solved a decades-long problem of bon...
Atoms of a metal don't like to bond with one another, but chemists have succeeded in forging a metal...
What are 'synthetic embryos' and why are scientist...
The first human embryo-like structures have been created from stem cells, in a move that could help ...
Plan to restore England's chalk streams may take d...
Chalk streams, a type of nutrient-rich river found mostly in England, are under threat from pollutio...
Cosmic rays help navigate underground in first rea...
Particles produced by cosmic rays hitting Earth's atmosphere, called muons, have been proposed as an...
Exposing C-section babies to vaginal fluid boosts ...
Transferring a mother's vaginal fluid to a baby born by Caesarean section was linked to their develo...
How to see five planets align in the sky this week...
In the early morning on 17 June you will be able to see Mercury, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune and Saturn...
'Smart drugs' don't make people better at a proble...
Some students take medicines like methylphenidate, often sold under the brand name Ritalin, to boost...
Endometriosis may be caused by bacterial infection...
Bacteria that contribute to gum disease may be a cause of the gynaecological condition endometriosis...
Shell can't say it backs net zero while still bett...
Like its rival BP, Shell claims it is committed to reaching net zero by 2050 despite planning to inc...
IBM quantum computer beat a supercomputer in a hea...
Researchers at IBM pitted their 127-qubit Eagle quantum computer against a conventional supercompute...
How ultrasound therapy could treat everything from...
Ultrasound is most familiar to us as a non-invasive imaging technology used during pregnancy – now i...
Fastest star in the galaxy clocked at 2285 kilomet...
Astronomers have spotted white dwarfs moving faster than any free-moving star seen before – so fast ...
Are big cats like black panthers and leopards real...
Despite numerous people claiming to have seen big cats in the UK, there is no hard evidence they exi...
Male harbour seals may learn vocalisations years b...
Male harbour seals use vocalisations to woo females and they appear to learn these songs years befor...
Extinct lizard was a bizarrely supersized version ...
Tiliqua frangens, a giant, armoured skink that lived over 40,000 years ago, is the latest bizarre me...
