A groundbreaking new study has revealed that jellyfish are cleverer than biologists have ever thought, even though they do not have a brain. The experiment has revealed that despite having…
Grim remains from one of the most important naval conflicts of World War II have been revealed by a new ocean-bed study of ships sunk in the Battle of Midway.…
Flying honeybees are more likely to crash if they fly over a mirror-smooth surface below them, a new scientific study has revealed. In a series of experiments, the bees were…
A new study has revealed that black-capped chickadees follow a precise set of notes when warning each other of danger and can even identify correct from incorrect tones in the…
A new study has identified new rock-like compounds that are being created and polluting the sea after they are created from burning plastic waste. The discovery that was made by…
The USA's two-million-year-old Lake Tahoe, known for its insanely beautiful blue colour, contains a higher load of microplastics than the world's most polluted oceans. The groundbreaking research led by the…
Modern humans have their Neanderthal ancestors to thank for their tall, narrow nose shape, a new study has revealed. The study - led by researchers from the University College London…
A new study has suggested that people's closest-living relatives, chimps, can combine calls to communicate new meaning from the sequences in a similar way to when humans make sentences. Scientists…
A mother bear accused of killing and disembowelling a jogger in woodlands has been cleared by a forensic study of the bite marks, say campaigners. The bear - known as…
African savannahs which cover more than a third of the Earth's surface emerged 10 million years earlier than scientists once thought, a new study has revealed. Soil studies and anaylising…