The birds were collected under licence for translocation to a part of Spain where they have…
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‘Flying ant day’
We're all used to ants sprouting wings and taking to the air during summer, but is…
Telescopes to reach nine billion light years away
New radio telescopes far more powerful than any used before aim to shed light on extra…
Drifting Antarctic iceberg A-68 opens up clear water
Satellite images show the colossal Larsen iceberg continuing to edge away from the White Continent.
Why the cheetah is a champion sprinter
New research reveals why bigger is not always better in the animal world when it comes…
Newquay is go!
World Land Speed record holder Andy Green looks forward to the first, low-speed runs of the…
Scientists marvel at creatures’ ‘precise’ body clock
Scientists studied zooplankton found in a Scottish loch to better understand their behaviour.
Will wildcat lynx be reintroduced to the UK?
The wildcat could be reintroduced into the UK for the first time in 1,300 years.
Plastic found in remote South Pacific
A mariner says there is a "raft" of plastic debris spanning 965,000 square miles in part…
Ancient underwater forest found in US
Scientists have dated the trees to a previous ice age 60,000 years ago, when sea levels…