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New device aims to protect the Earth from Martian microbes

It’s not little green men with flying saucers and laser guns that scientists are worried about, instead our foes will be much ...
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Sequencing the DNA of all species of UK wildlife could generate up to £3 billion

Compiled by the Wellcome Sanger Institute and published in Frontier Economics, it is thought that sequencing all species from ...
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The Cambrian Period: How animals exploded onto the scene

How and why the Cambrian explosion occurred has been the subject of debate ever since fossils of this remarkable event were ...
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‘World’s oldest octopus’ fossil isn’t an octopus after all

The mystery of a controversial fossil, once believed to be the oldest known octopus, has finally been resolved. First ...
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Seal tooth pendant reveals ancient human culture and long-distance trading

As the cave was over 100 kilometres from the coast when the pendant was made 15,000 years ago, it suggests that ancient ...
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Fish behind the scenes

One specimen that Diego always enjoys checking in on is the coelacanth. This legendary fish was once believed to have gone extinct in the era of the dinosaurs, but, astonishingly, living populations ...
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Natural History Museum unites young climate advocates and world-leading experts for return of free events programme

The Natural History Museum is a world-leading scientific research centre and one of the world’s most visited museums. Our mission is to create advocates for the planet – people who act for nature. Our ...
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Oldest evidence of domestic dogs discovered in Europe and Türkiye

Ancient DNA analysis of 15,800-year-old fossils has revealed the oldest genetic evidence of domestic dogs. The bones unearthed at several sites across Europe and Türkiye show that dogs were widely ...
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Ancient humans made elephant bone tools in Europe half a million years ago

One of the world’s oldest tools made from elephant bone has been discovered in the UK. The extraordinary hammer offers new insight into the lives of ancient humans living in southern England 480,000 ...
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Cornered Cobra

Focusing on nature’s occupation or cohabitation in a human-dominated environment, whether capturing the magic of the commonplace or the surprise of the unexpected or normally unseen. Jithesh Pai ...
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First look at Wildlife Photographer of the Year 61

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is back, celebrating the most extraordinary life with which we share this planet while spotlighting the many threats they face. Take a look at some of this year’s ...
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Near-Earth asteroid Bennu contains a unique array of materials from the early solar system

Around 4.6 billion years ago, vast clouds of dust began to accumulate to form the solar system. Ancient asteroids such as Bennu contain the remnants of this formative moment, allowing scientists to ...