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Fossilised red blood cells found in 115m-year-old dinosaur’s bone, say scientists | Palaeontology

It could be the opening of a Jurassic Park rip-off: scientists examining ancient dinosaur bones find what appear to be fossilised red blood cells,...

Tributes paid to ‘inspiring’ Cambridge scientist who died in Spain train crash | Spain

An “inspiring” University of Cambridge scientist died in the Spanish train collision on Wednesday that killed at least 69 people.Dr Marta Shahbazi, 41, an...

Perfume bottle and child’s necklace among treasures found in Pompeii wardrobe | Archaeology

Fragments of personal objects, from makeup tools and a perfume bottle to coins and a child’s necklace, have been found tucked away in a...

Bird flu confirmed at commercial poultry premises near Lakenheath

A protection zone has been put in place following a case of bird flu at a commercial poultry premises. The Department for Environment, Food...

Scientists demand cancer warnings on bacon and ham sold in UK | Cancer

Bacon and ham sold in the UK should carry cigarette-style labels warning that chemicals in them cause bowel cancer, scientists say.Their demand comes as...

Dinosaurs were thriving until asteroid struck, research suggests | Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs would not have become extinct had it not been for a catastrophic asteroid strike, researchers have said, challenging the idea the animals were...

England’s water companies get worst ever score over pollution

England's water companies got their worst ever combined score for environmental performance in 2024, the Environment Agency has said.All but one of the nine...

Weight-loss drug cuts heart attack risk regardless of kilograms shed, study finds | Medical research

The weight-loss drug semaglutide cuts the risk of heart attack or stroke regardless of how many kilograms people lose, the largest study of its...

Scientists create pigs resistant to classical swine fever | Gene editing

Pigs that are resistant to a deadly viral disease have been created by scientists at Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute.The gene-edited animals remained healthy when exposed...

Fining firms for sewage spills will get ‘quicker and easier’, says government

Jonah FisherEnvironment correspondentGetty ImagesUnder the new proposals water companies could face automatic fines for some rule breachesFining English water companies for spilling raw sewage...

How living history is being written into rocks | Fossils

Fossilisation is rare. Most living things disappear without trace, recycled back into planet Earth.But in some environments the DNA from living things binds to...

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