Diver Keith Brock and his wife capture a rare close-up video of the shark off the…
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Early dinosaur relative had ‘croc-like’ look
A new fossil suggests an early relative of dinosaurs had some features we associate today with…
Science solves the mystery of shoelaces coming undone
Scientists from the University of California in Berkeley have figured out why.
Meet the man taking Armagh’s temperature
The end may be in sight for one of the world's longest-running series of manual weather…
Mystery of why shoelaces come undone unravelled by science
The authors say the research can be applied to other structures, such as DNA.
New shrimp species named after Pink Floyd
A team of prog-loving scientists made a pact to honour their favourite band, Pink Floyd.
Volcanic eruption captured by drones in Guatemala
Violent volcanic eruptions in Guatemala are captured by drones for the first time.
Should we mine on the ocean floor?
British scientists have announced what they are calling an "astonishing" discovery deep in the Atlantic Ocean.
Is Komodo dragon blood the key to new antibiotics?
Scientists find a compound based on a molecule in dragon blood helps heal infected wounds in…
Climate change scientists’ bid to drill Everest glacier
Scientists will use a "car wash-adapted" drill in a world-first bid to cut through the world's…