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First ‘winged’ mammals flew over dinosaurs
Fossils of the first "winged" mammals, from 160 million years ago, are discovered in China.
Exposure to oil sends birds off course
Even light exposure to oil from disasters like the Deep Water Horizon oil spill makes flying…
Electrofishing: Saviour of the sea or fracking of the oceans?
A controversial new fishing technique is being tested in the Netherlands using electric pulses.
Pioneering type 1 diabetes therapy safe
One day, the immunotherapy could free patients from daily insulin injections.
James Webb: Telescope’s giant origami shield takes shape
The size of a tennis court, it will shield the vision of the biggest space telescope…
A year in ozone over the South Pole
A video tracks the behaviour of the protective atmospheric layer over Antarctica across all of 2016.
‘Unusual’ Greenland wildfires linked to peat
New images have been released of wildfires that continue to burn close to the Greenland ice…
Penguin feathers record migration route
Scientists study the chemistry of penguin plumage to track the birds' movements.
Foxes spotted in a Foxes fan’s garden
The eight foxes have started "training" in the back garden of a family in Leicester.