The rising acidity of Earth’s oceans is causing shark teeth to corrode and waste away.
As top predators, a shark’s teeth are its most important tool, but a new study has found that climate change is damaging and weakening them.
“They’re…
Longer thumbs mean bigger brains and this is “pivotal” to human evolution, research has…
A rare shark species thought to be wiped out due to overfishing has been spotted for the…
Wild rabbits in Colorado have been discovered with concerning horn-like growths protruding from their heads, startling people on social media.
Thankfully the condition poses no threat to humans and other animals, with recent sightings also…
Humans were migrating to early medieval England from much further afield than scientists once thought.
Genetic analysis at a cemetery in Dorset and another in Kent has now revealed the skeletons of two individuals from the seventh century with…
Imagine a planet where the entire atmosphere is like a steamy sauna. That’s essentially what a “steam world” is like, although there’s more to these exoplanets and their sweltering environments that makes them special.
A recent study…
What do thumbs and brains have in common? According to recent research, their growth has been linked throughout the evolution of the primates, suggesting that the long thumbs and large brains of modern humans emerged concurrently over time.
The…
You might use the words cement and concrete interchangeably, but they're actually two different materials, and one is used to make the other.
Thanks to efforts from scientists and everyday citizens, two rare species of parasitic wasps have been identified in the U.S. for the first time. The wasps were located on both the East and West Coast and belong to a parasitic species known as…
With sweltering temperatures and four heatwaves, this year’s summer season is set to go…