Mythical ‘carnivorous koala’ once did indeed roam Australia, scientists find
Cause behind one of the planet’s biggest extinction events remains poorly understood
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Scientists discover ‘bizarre’ Australian crocodile species that jumped from trees to hunt millions of years ago
Researchers say ancient reptile perhaps hunted like a leopard
Worth a shout? Yelling is best way to deter gulls, UK study suggests
Animal behaviourists tested 61 gulls in Cornwall to find most effective method of countering feathery threat Some people respond to the unwanted attentions of a gull eyeing up a bag of chips or a Cornish pasty by frantically flapping their hands at the…
This mountainside is covered in thousands of mysterious ancient holes. Scientists now believe they know why
Early aerial photographs first highlighted the scale of Peru’s Monte Sierpe monument. Almost a century later, scientists have worked out what it might have been used for
‘These weird crocs were all over the place’: Australia’s oldest crocodile eggshells unearthed in Queensland back yard
New research suggests 55m-year-old eggshells likely belong to extinct mekosuchine crocodiles, nicknamed ‘drop crocs’ for theory they climbed trees to huntGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScientists have identified what are bel…
Ancient Roman-era marble statues taken in audacious museum theft
The National Museum of Damascus is closed while authorities investigate
UK minister unveils plan to cut animal testing through greater use of AI
New funding for researchers and streamlined regulation part of roadmap for phasing out use of animals in scienceAnimal testing in science would be phased out faster under a new plan to increase the use of artificial intelligence and 3D bioprinted human…
‘Lucifer’ bee with devil-like horns discovered in Australia’s goldfields
Discovery in region subjected to mining suggest it could be a species of conservation concern, scientists say
James D Watson, who co-discovered DNA’s twisted-ladder structure, dies aged 97
Nobel prize winner shaped medicine, crimefighting and genealogy, but later years marred by racist remarksJames Dewey Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crime…
James Watson, Nobel laureate who co-discovered the structure of DNA, dies at 97
James Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped spark a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died, according to his former research lab. He was 97.