The extinction of dinosaur had a significant impact on the development of plants, a new study has shown. Experts at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) in the…
The oldest recorded mention of the aurora borealis has been found in ancient Chinese text referring to the phenomenon that dates back to the 10th century BC when it was…
NASA has announced that it has made a near-global estimate of forest biomass and the carbon it stores, thanks to its Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI). Until now, scientists had…
German researchers have discovered that paralysed stroke victims could recover significant mobility after receiving electric current to their brains Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain…
Boffins believe they have discovered the origin of the Venus of Willendorf - an 11-centimetre-tall figurine considered one of the most significant artefacts ever found. The figurine depicts an adult…
Fishermen have left many of the first underwater museum's 117 sculptures - including a giant statue of Poseidon - badly damaged after flouting a ban on dropping anchors in the…
This rare mutant lamb was born with five legs on a farm in Turkey, and its owner took it to the vet, who said that it was in "good health".…
Czech archaeologists have unveiled what they are hailing as one of the most significant finds in the country's recent history of a clay pot containing hundreds of King Wenceslas silver…