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Scientists discover animal that doesn't breathe
Feb 25, 2020For the first time ever, researchers have identified an animal that does not need to breathe oxygen to survive.
Oxygen found half a billion light years away
Feb 24, 2020For the first time ever, scientists have discovered evidence of molecular oxygen in a distant galaxy.
'Engine of consciousness' found in macaques
Feb 24, 2020Scientists have identified an area of the brain that seems to be strongly connected to consciousness.
Flat-Earther Mike Hughes dies in rocket mishap
VIDEO Feb 23, 2020The self-taught rocket scientist and daredevil was killed during an attempt to prove that the Earth is flat.
MIT develops asteroid strike 'decision map'
Feb 22, 2020Scientists have come up with a way to decide upon the best response to an incoming apocalyptic asteroid.
Berserker Vikings drank hallucinogenic tea
Feb 19, 2020Scientists have determined what it was that made the fiercest Viking warriors so fearless and ferocious.
Scientists are developing bouncy pavements
Feb 17, 2020A novel new type of rubber pavement being trialled in Sweden could help to save thousands of lives.
Arrokoth rewrites theory of planet formation
Feb 17, 2020New Horizons' encounter with a Kuiper belt object has turned what we know of planet formation on its head.
Scientist proposes damming entire North Sea
Feb 13, 2020A Dutch oceanographer has suggested building two gigantic dams as a solution to rising sea levels.
Mystery virus discovered in Brazilian lake
Feb 10, 2020Scientists have identified a strange new type of virus with a genome that is almost entirely unknown to science.
Last mammoths lost the ability to smell flowers
Feb 9, 2020By 'resurrecting' the DNA of extinct mammoths, scientists have learned what may have contributed to their demise.
Scientist 'almost certain' that Europa hosts life
Feb 8, 2020A leading British space scientist maintains that Jupiter's icy moon is very likely to be home to alien organisms.
Earth set to enter 30-year 'miniature ice age'
Feb 6, 2020Scientists have warned that a long period of particularly low solar activity could lead to much colder winters.
Living relative of Lonesome George discovered
Feb 2, 2020Scientists have found a tortoise with strong genetic links to George who was thought to be the last of his kind.
Scientists recreate voice of Egyptian mummy
VIDEO Jan 27, 2020The voice of an ancient Egyptian man who died 3,000 years ago has been recreated for the first time.
Giant squid may be intelligent, new study finds
Jan 19, 2020For the first time ever, scientists have successfully sequenced the genome of the elusive giant squid.
Volcanism ruled out in dino extinction debate
Jan 18, 2020A new study has suggested that it was an asteroid strike, not volcanism, that ultimately wiped out the dinosaurs.
Incredible 'silkhenge' filmed in the Amazon
VIDEO Jan 17, 2020Remarkable silk structures created by an unknown species of spider have been puzzling scientists for years.
Could consciousness pervade the universe ?
Jan 17, 2020The question of exactly what consciousness is has puzzled philosophers and scientists alike for millennia.
'Strange objects' spotted at the galactic core
Jan 16, 2020Scientists have discovered a new type of object that is so weird that it has been assigned a whole new class.
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