This seems to have solved the mystery of how the starfish got its arms. But it doesn’t necessarily answer the ‘why’. Imran ...

Ophiocordyceps are named because they infect the brain of their hosts to then manipulate the ant’s behaviour. Zombie-ant ...

Early pterosaurs loved temperate and humid habitats – and it might explain why their fossils are hard to find today.

Garden snails and aphids are venomous animals. This is the startling outcome of a new study that argues for a radical shift ...

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A new species of dinosaur, Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, a two-legged herbivore from the famous Morrison Formation in the USA, has been officially recognised by science – and from Thursday 26 June is ...

The fossil fungi are from the same family as Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, also known as the zombie-ant fungus, which has gained widespread recognition as the inspiration behind the popular ...

Jerwood Gallery, South Kensington. Download a map. Get ready to immerse yourself in the epic tale of people and planet in this new 360° experience, presented by Sir David Attenborough. Watch as the ...

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Visuals will be projected onto all four walls as well as onto the floor of the large room. These include high-contrast and moving patterns, but no flashing images in the 16–25Hz range. Throughout ...

The mineral, which has a chemical formula strikingly similar to that of the fictional Kryptonite, has only been found in one location on Earth, however it’s been found in a quantity so large that, if ...

They found that it was a unique combination of volcanic activity and highly alkaline soda lakes that were present in the region up to 16 million years ago which led to the formation of Jadarite.. The ...