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Scientists believe birds’ skulls hold clues to inner lives of long-extinct dinosaurs | Dinosaurs

T rex is often depicted as more brawn than brains, but now scientists are hoping to probe just what was going on inside its...

‘Kraken-like’ giant octopuses 100m years ago crunched bones of prey | Palaeontology

Giant “kraken-like” octopuses that used powerful beaks to crunch through bones of prey were among the most formidable predators of the Cretaceous oceans, according...

Psychedelic treatments show promise for OCD while cannabis doesn’t, review finds | Obsessive-compulsive disorder

A recent review of alternative treatments for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) indicates that psychedelic treatments show promise for the disorder while cannabis does not.Dr...

Changes to polar bear DNA could help them adapt to global heating, study finds | Wildlife

Changes in polar bear DNA that could help the animals adapt to warmer climates have been detected by researchers, in a study thought to...

Geminid meteor shower set to light up sky during weekend peak

Maddie Molloy,Climate & Science reporterandStav Danaos,BBC WeatherGetty ImagesThe Geminid meteor shower - one of the most spectacular in the celestial calendar - is...

Killer whales and dolphins seen hunting together in rare video

Scientists have captured rare footage of killer whales and Pacific white-sided dolphins hunting together near the coast of British Columbia, CanadaThe findings, published in...

Endoscopy finds Neanderthal noses not as adapted to the cold as expected | Environment

One sign of a really cold day is the sharp sting of freezing air in your nose. It was believed that the noses of...

Shell facing first UK legal claim over climate impact of fossil fuels

Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondentGetty ImagesVictims of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a legal claim against oil and gas company Shell in the...

Humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests | Anthropology

Humans mastered the art of creating fire 400,000 years ago, almost 350,000 years earlier than previously known, according to a groundbreaking discovery in a...

Humans rank above meerkats but below beavers in monogamy league table | Science

Humans are playing in the premier league of monogamous mammals, according to a new ranking of animals by their reproductive habits, but we may...

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