Drones employed to find out if dolphins are pregnant or not The aerial images let scientists establish whether female bottlenose dolphins are pregnant.
Scientists built a coronavirus from scratch to see how it mutates The synthetic form of Covid acted quickly to replicate and survive.
Last day of the dinosaurs ‘arrived in the spring’ The cataclysmic event happened 66 million years ago.
Viagra may help dogs overcome potentially fatal eating disorder Megaesophagus is a condition that expands a dog's esophagus and stops it from eating and drinking properly.
Sacrificial victims, including children, unearthed in Peru The 1,200-year-old bodies were uncovered by archaeologists in the country earlier this week.
Translucent ‘glass globules’ found on the Moon – which isn’t as weird as you’d think We're calling them moon marbles.
Incredible Roman mosaic found near the Shard is ‘once in a lifetime’ discovery It's the largest of its kind found in London for more than 50 years.
Team searching for Shackleton’s lost ship get stuck in same spot as explorer 100 years ago Their ship became wedged in the ice as temperatures plummeted to -10C.
‘Unique specimen’ of flying, Jurassic-era dinosaur fossil found in Scotland Remains of the world's biggest flying reptile from the Jurassic-era were unearthed on the Isle of Skye.
Magpies have outwitted scientists by helping each other remove tracking devices We knew magpies were smart, just not this smart.
First ever recording of moment someone dies reveals what our last thoughts may be Scientists were scanning the brain of an 87-year-old man at the exact moment he died.
Greenland is melting from the bottom up and scientists are seriously worried about it Greenland's melting ice is the single biggest contributor to rising global sea levels.
Hedgehog numbers have plummeted in the UK, study warns Numbers of hedgehogs in the British countryside have fallen by up to 75% since 2000.
93 million-year-old crocodile discovered with baby dinosaur still in its stomach Experts reckon the ancient croc would have been around 8 feet long when it died.
Wales plans to become a sustainable, spacefaring nation The country has unveiled plans to dramatically grow its space exploration sector.
How I Made It: ‘I’m a forensic scientist specialising in tattoo analysis’ 'I hustled so that I would have a broad education and range of job experiences because that is what I wanted for myself.'
Large marine predators ‘benefiting from shrinking Arctic sea ice’ Atlantic cod and squid are among the marine creatures benefitting from warming Arctic waters.
Gadget ‘tastes’ water to tell you if it’s safe to drink The device can sense 17 different contaminants in a single drop of water.
Children struggling to sleep likely to develop insomnia as adults, study says Findings indicate parents and doctors should not assume the issues will go away with age.
Astronomers just discovered the largest known galaxy in the universe It's the size of 100 Milky Ways.
Orangutans give clue to the adoption of stone tools by human ancestors Orangutans instinctively used hammers to strike and sharp stones to cut.
Major breakthrough for transplant patients as donor lungs converted to universal blood type The achievement could mean blood-matching no longer being an issue, resulting in more lives being saved.
Huge dinosaur that looked like a crocodile unearthed in Portugal The prehistoric river monster had a spiny back and waded into the water to prey on fish, say scientists.
Supermassive black hole caught hiding in a ring of cosmic dust Astronomers call this an 'active galactic nuclei'.