Extraordinary fossils of 518-million-year-old jawless fish, among the earliest known vertebrates, appear to show that these ...

The light-sensitive tissue of birds’ eyes is not supplied with oxygen by blood vessels – instead, it powers itself with a ...

An experiment has revealed quantum effects for the most macroscopic object yet – and extended the validity of quantum ...

This follow-up to the influential 28 Days Later continues to take the zombie movie franchise in a surprising and ...

Newly discovered rock art sites in Sulawesi, Indonesia, that date to nearly 68,000 years ago are thought to be the oldest rock art in the world, pre-dating Neanderthal hand stencils in Spain by 1100 y ...

A popular idea suggests a link between big brains and a rich social life, but octopuses don't fit the pattern, which suggests ...

Humpback whales off the west coast of Canada have learned a cooperative hunting technique from whales migrating into the area ...

People who combine different types of exercise - such as running, cycling and swimming - seem to live longer than those with ...

Startling findings in 2024 suggested that metallic nodules on the sea floor produce oxygen and might support life. Now ...

An electrical outage at Chernobyl nuclear power plant risks dangerous fuel overheating, but experts say that the chances are ...

Countries have spent beyond their sustainable water budgets for so long that critical assets are depleted and the world faces ...

Spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet have helped researchers map out an ancient coastline that surrounded a large ocean ...