The Floreana Island giant tortoise was thought to have died out 180 years ago. Now its descendants have returned to the island. The famed giant tortoises...
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The UK has seen its sixth wettest winter on record. 2026 has been characterised with consecutive days of rain, broken...
Almost all modern technology – even the laptop or smartphone you are using to read this article, rely on materials known as semiconductors. These are found...
Pandora, a space telescope satellite from NASA, was launched into orbit and will soon study 20 exoplanets far away from our Solar System. Pandora, image courtesy of NASA/Blue...
Biofilms are often described as “cities of microbes”. These are slimy communities of microorganisms that are typically found in wet environments and have a major effect...
The process of metamorphosis in Ciona, a type of sea squirt, has molecular similarities to neurodegeneration in humans, according to scientists. Ciona is...
A recent study suggests warming temperatures may be driving changes in transposable element activity and gene expression in a subpopulation...
Planktons are vital organisms that form the basis of aquatic ecosystems. Crustaceans, small fish, sharks and even some species of birds feed on plankton – but...
Puma were forced out of Patagonia, Argentina, by farmers at the beginning of the 20th century. The big cats have started to make their way back into the area following...
Over the term, as Imperial students have been busy writing essays and lab reports, there have been multiple steps forward...
Whether coffee is beneficial for you has been the centre of long-lasting debates. The story is not as cut and dry as people like to think – things are...
Developed by the neurotechnology company Paradromics, Connexus is a new brain-computer interface that can decode signals from neurones in the brain...
Researchers have discovered that humans have the ability to detect things hidden under sand, just like birds and moles. This fascinating biological...
Elin Cave (June 11 2024) The world's first insect vaccine has been found to protect against a second deadly disease. It is...
Olive Bradshaw (June 4 2024) The latest forecast from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021, published this week...
Federico Citterich (31 May 2024) Failure to meet short-term sustainability goals raises concerns about attaining future climate pledges. 19 out...
by Valentina Moya (20 May 2024) A group of scientists in Indonesia witnessed an orangutan healing himself by spreading chewed-up...
Ellen McNally (22 April 2024) Researchers from Duke University have developed an innovative imaging technique to study placental development in...
Ellen McNally (23 January 2024) Could humans soon start communicating with cows or would it all just go in one...
Valentina Moya (13 January 2024) One of the first space missions of the year was Peregrine One, launched on Monday,...
by Valentina Moya (28 November 2023) Contrary to what was believed, humans are not the only ones capable of forming...
by Ellen McNally (15 November 2023) Hummingbirds are typically characterised by being agile, speedy birds reaching speeds of up to...
by Molly Rains (14 June 2023) Plastic debris on beaches worldwide may be laden with infectious bacteria, according to a...
by Mikayla Hu (1 March 2023) Who pops in your head when you think of a lead scientist in a...
by Gabriella Sotelo (14 February 2023) Scientists have worked out the physical process that occurs in your mouth when chocolate...
by Mikayla Hu (6 February 2023) Take a look at a sun-dried tomato or chili and examine their surface with...
by Julie Hoeflinger (2 February 2023) Researchers have been trying to figure out the causes of aging for decades, and...
by Mikayla Hu (30 January 2023) Two leading manufacturers of mRNA vaccines, Moderna and BioNTech, have shifted their research and...
by Gabriella Sotelo (27 January 2023) This comet, known as Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was first discovered in March 2022...
by Mikayla Hu (23 January 2023) Using artificial intelligence (AI) to write articles is no longer a futuristic concept. While...
