Rehydrating the bodies

Dr Alejandro Hernández Cárdenas has developed a new technique to help identify corpses.

Trading tool

The earliest known script was a tool developed to help run the economy.

A goat’s dream job?

Mangers of Prospect Park in New York are happy with their new employee.

Fiendishly complex

World Land Speed record holder Andy Green examines how the extremes of speed and acceleration will…

Dogs and wolves share sense of fair play

Animals take umbrage when they feel that others are getting greater rewards than they are.

Therapy could stop superbugs on farms

Researchers show that it might be possible to develop an alternative to antibiotics for treating diseases…

Quack science

The biological trick that allows a female mandarin duck to become a male.

Objective truth ‘only hope’ of democracy

Neil deGrasse Tyson challenges the treatment of science in the Trump administration

Renewables provide more than half UK electricity for first time

The National Grid says alternative fuel generated more electricity than coal and gas in the UK…

‘Monster’ rocket ‘selfie’ delights India

Onboard footage from the Indian space agency's 640-tonne rocket has been widely shared on Twitter.