The invasive lionfish poses a number of threats in the Atlantic Ocean – can it be…
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Lark or night owl? Blame your ancestors
Our ancestors could be to blame for the wide variety of human sleeping habits, from larks…
Do you live in the world’s laziest country?
Scientists use smartphones to track and rank activity levels around the world.
Big cash boost for UK satellite sector
The UK government formally announces a more-than-£100m investment in new satellite and rocket test facilities.
Fusion energy pushed back beyond 2050
We will have to wait until the second half of the century for fusion reactors to…
Mesmerising video of a whale playing with dolphins
A whale appears to play with a pod of dolphins off the coast of Western Australia.
First vaccine shows gonorrhoea protection
The World Health Organization sees developing a vaccine as vital in stopping "super-gonorrhoea".
Galaxy Zoo: Citizen science trailblazer marks tenth birthday
Galaxy Zoo is one of the most successful citizen science projects ever conceived. We look back…
Fossil sheds light on bird evolution after asteroid strike
Newly-discovered fossil suggests birds evolved very rapidly after the dinosaurs went extinct.