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New Scientist recommends the Pier 26 Science Playground

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 12:00
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
Categories: Fossils

See nature in close-up in these stunning photographs

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 12:00
Shortlisted for the Close-up Photographer of the Year contest, these images zoom in on animals in all their glory
Categories: Fossils

Vampire bats run on a treadmill to reveal their strange metabolism

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 18:01
Experiments where vampire bats were made to run on a treadmill have revealed how they extract energy from protein in their latest blood meal
Categories: Fossils

World's largest tree is also among the oldest living organisms

Fri, 11/01/2024 - 09:14
DNA analysis suggests Pando, a quaking aspen in Utah with thousands of stems connected by their roots, is between 16,000 and 81,000 years old
Categories: Fossils

Tense docu-thriller exposes the cruelties of commercial whale trade

Wed, 10/30/2024 - 13:00
Orca – Black & White Gold digs deep into the dirty waters surrounding the killer whale trade and captures a daring rescue mission
Categories: Fossils

Oldest tadpole fossil known to science dates back 161 million years

Wed, 10/30/2024 - 11:00
A fossil of a tadpole from Argentina is 161 million years old - and isn't that different from some modern species
Categories: Fossils

Weird microbes could help rewrite the origin of multicellular life

Mon, 10/28/2024 - 06:30
Single-celled organisms called archaea can become multicellular when compressed, highlighting the role of physical forces in evolution
Categories: Fossils

Your gut bacteria are at war - and force their enemies to switch sides

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 14:00
Rival tribes of bacteria armed with poison darts are fighting it out in your gut, with armies of traitors often winning the day
Categories: Fossils

Why a potted plant isn't the easiest option for would-be gardeners

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 13:00
For nervous newbie gardeners, starting out with a single plant in a small pot is pitched as an easy win by the horticultural industry. James Wong explains why it isn't
Categories: Fossils

New Scientist recommends documentary Hunt for the Oldest DNA

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 13:00
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
Categories: Fossils

Morphing red blood cells help bats hibernate - and we could do it too

Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:00
Animals that hibernate need a way to keep their blood flowing as their body temperature drops, and it seems that the mechanical properties of red blood cells may be key
Categories: Fossils

Hornets can hold their alcohol like no other animal on Earth

Mon, 10/21/2024 - 15:00
The oriental hornet shows no ill effects – or behavioural changes – when it spends a week drinking an 80 per cent alcohol solution
Categories: Fossils

Preserved tracks suggest non-avian dinosaurs used their wings to run

Mon, 10/21/2024 - 14:00
Not all winged dinosaurs were necessarily capable of full flight, but this anatomical feature may have enabled them to travel further by flapping or gliding
Categories: Fossils

These stunning photos celebrate the intricacy of the microscopic world

Thu, 10/17/2024 - 10:00
A mouse's tumours, scales from a butterfly's wings and a smiling cross-section of a bracken fern are some of the incredible images from the Nikon Small World photography competition
Categories: Fossils

Motor made from bacteria parts is one of the smallest ever built

Thu, 10/17/2024 - 07:00
The natural motors that power tail-like appendages in bacteria seem to have a single evolutionary origin, allowing parts from different species to be combined to create a tiny new engine
Categories: Fossils

De-extinction company claims it has nearly complete thylacine genome

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 23:00
Colossal, a US firm that is aiming to revive lost species such as the woolly mammoth, says it now has a near-complete genome of the extinct thylacine
Categories: Fossils

Dolphins breathe in microplastics and it could be damaging their lungs

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 14:00
Dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico have tiny bits of plastic in their breath, and this is probably a worldwide problem
Categories: Fossils

Invasive snake is surviving in Britain by living in attics and walls

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 07:00
Britain should be too cold for the invasive Aesculapian snake to survive, but it is thriving by exploiting the warmth of attics, wall cavities and compost heaps
Categories: Fossils

Male mice flee to female mice to de-escalate fights

Tue, 10/15/2024 - 14:00
During a fight between two male mice, one will often run to a female mouse to distract their aggressor, a bait-and-switch strategy that could help abate social conflicts
Categories: Fossils

Puppies as young as 6 weeks old know to ask people for help

Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:00
Puppies that are raised in someone's home seem to benefit from that extra human interaction, by asking for help at a younger age than those brought up in kennels
Categories: Fossils

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