One of the Large Hadron Collider's huge detectors has been given what officials describe as a…
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Nature report should be released now – MPs
The government's long-delayed 25-year plan for improving nature in England should be published immediately, MPs say.
Mysteries of elephant sleep revealed
African elephants living in the wild sleep for the shortest time of any mammal, according to…
Lasers reveal how Big Ben ‘bongs’
Scientists use lasers to analyse how the sound of Big Ben's "bongs" is created.
Humans help cook up mineral bounty
Scientists identify 208 new minerals that owe their existence wholly or in part to humans.
Life on Earth began ‘earlier than thought’
Researchers discover fossils of what may be some of earliest living organisms.
‘Best ever’ view of what a dinosaur really looked like
Lasers reveal invisible details of the shape of a feathered dinosaur that lived 160 million years…
Scotland’s non-biting midges
A new species of midge has been discovered but there is no need to reach for…
Tagged animals at risk from hunters and nature-lovers
Radio signals from tags are helping hunters and harming conservation, warn scientists.
Will SpaceX be ready to fly tourists around the moon?
Two private citizens are reported to have paid large deposits to fly around the moon in…