The fossil of a prehistoric snake that lived alongside the dinosaurs has been found entombed in…
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Antarctic seabed gets protection after reporter’s submarine trip
Video of a seabed filmed by a BBC journalist has helped the area get special protection.
Ecuador’s colonial past ‘written in soil’
The impact of European settlers on the country is preserved in a detailed soil record, researchers…
Welcome to the Meghalayan Age – a new phase in history
Geologists classify the last 4,200 years as being a distinct age in the story of our…
The real cabbage soup diet: What Britons ate down the ages
Ancient Britons were eating dairy, peas, cabbage and oats, according to gunk trapped in their teeth.
Are young people going cool on cars?
More and more young people are living without the car. Will the government change its road-building…
The new sharks coming to UK waters
Research suggests new kinds of shark could migrate to UK waters as the oceans warm.
Does Wales hold the key for saving the puffin from extinction?
While the bird is dying out in parts of Europe the population on one Welsh island…
The UK’s history in space
The UK is set to get its first space port in Sutherland, Scotland. But it already…
Prehistoric bake-off: Scientists discover oldest evidence of bread
Charred crumbs found in the Jordanian desert show that bread-making dates back 14,000 years.