Why dogs tilt their heads: Pups tip their faces to one side to help them hear and process their owner’s requests more easily, study finds Scientists stu... read more
It’s one of the most luxurious ingredients in the world, and now it seems that it’s not just humans who like truffles – birds do too. Research... read more
Halloween is a time for tricks and treats, but a researcher at New York University (NYU) reveals a scary truth behind seasonal candy like pumpkin-shaped Reese... read more
The babies — or ‘flaplings’ — of giant pterosaurs likely outcompeted their smaller adult rivals in the skies of the Late Cretaceous, 100 million... read more
Move aside, influencers! Instagram ditches its swipe-up link feature that was limited to accounts with more than 10,000 followers in favour of a link sticker fo... read more
Why giant pandas are black and white: Bears evolved distinctive markings to help them camouflage against dark shades in tree trunks and light patches of snow, s... read more
After months of anticipation, Google’s latest flagship smartphones have finally gone on sale today. The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro come with 24 hour batte... read more
Researchers say eerily well-preserved Bronze Age mummies uncovered in far west China’s Taklamakan Desert decades ago were not travelers from the West, as ... read more
Scientists have discovered evidence of prehistoric humans on the Falkland Islands, upending the idea that European explorers were the first people to set foot o... read more
Scientists have discovered the frozen remains of three Peltoperleidus specimens in Chinese soil, the oldest fossils of the bony fish ever discovered. The f... read more
Jane Poynter, co-founder of Space Perspective, says space tourism is inspiring The success of Blue Origin’s space tourism flights have sparked concerns ... read more
A method for analysing family lineages using fragments of ancient DNA has offered the ability to test relationships between living and dead individuals for the ... read more
The toilet aboard SpaceX’s Inspiration4 craft malfunctioned during the crew’s three-day journey around the Earth last month, causing urine to leak i... read more
It’s not just the cholesterol, calories and carbohydrates in fast food that people have to worry about: burgers, pizza and burritos are crawling with toxi... read more
Amazing moment an ‘unstable sunspot’ fires off solar eruptions during stormy five-hour explosion of activity (but don’t worry, it’s poin... read more
Elephants are the first animals that come to mind when people think about creatures with tusks. But now scientists have identified the ancient mammal that had t... read more
The Mary Rose — the favourite warship of King Henry VIII — is being slowly destroyed by tiny, acidic specks of iron and sulphur compounds which need to be r... read more
Human BLOOD is found in red paint used on 1,000-year-old gold mask that was found on the skull of an elite man buried in Peru in 1021 The mask was originally fo... read more
Parasitic chicks in other birds’ nests ‘exercise’ when they’re still in the egg, as part of their attempts to murder their ‘foster... read more
Scientists discover galaxy 56,000 light-years across that has a black hole at its center and is SHOOTING out high-energy jets of light Astronomers have discover... read more
Google will allow under 18s or their parents to request that their pictures be removed from search results: Images will still show up if there is ‘compell... read more
NASA has shared an incredible image of a colourful nebula that may just remind you of a certain fictional monster from Japan. The image, captured by the now-ret... read more