Teeth marks on fossil show ‘terror bird’ may have been killed in vicious battle with caiman 13 million years ago
Terror birds were at the top of the food chain, but one may have been killed in a vicious battle with a caiman, scientists found
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Science and local sleuthing identify a 250-year-old shipwreck on a Scottish island
Archaeologists have identified a 250-year-old shipwreck uncovered on a remote Scottish beach.
The babies born with DNA from three parents – podcast
Doctors in the UK have announced the birth of eight healthy babies after performing a groundbreaking procedure that creates IVF embryos with DNA from three people. Ian Sample tells Madeleine Finlay about the life-threatening genetic disorders that the …
Pope Leo XIV marks 56th anniversary of moon landing with observatory visit, call to Buzz Aldrin
Pope Leo XIV has marked the 56th anniversary of man’s arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo and a call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
Trump’s EPA eliminates research and development office and begins layoffs
Administration’s move to cut thousands of agency jobs will be devastating for US public health, union warnsThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousand…
Malaria ‘back with a vengeance’ in Zimbabwe as number of deaths from the disease triple
Withdrawal of USAID funds threatens decades of progress, say experts, with cuts to research and shortage of mosquito nets putting thousands at risk across the countryZimbabwe’s efforts to control malaria have been dealt a huge blow as experts say the d…
Significant archaeological site could be washed away by the 2100s
Te Pokohiwi o Kupe (Wairau Bar) in New Zealand holds the remains of first-generation Polynesian settlers
Royal Society suggested to Elon Musk he consider resigning science fellowship
Exclusive: Fellows called on academy to act over Tesla owner’s role in Trump administration’s attacks on researchThe Royal Society suggested to Elon Musk he should consider resigning his fellowship if he felt unable to help mitigate the Trump administr…
The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth
For 37 years in a searing California desert, runners from across the globe have embarked on a 135-mile race through one of the hottest places on Earth.