The British Ecological Society's photography competition drew entries from ecologists and students around the world, including all kinds of plants and animals. The stunning photos celebrate the diversity of ecology on planet Earth, according to the organisers, who had about 500 images sent in for the competition.
Researchers found the partially-fossilised bones - which belonged to a Bryde's whale - some 7.5 miles from the coast in Samut Sakhon, west of Bangkok. Bryde's whales - which can grow to 13-28 tons in weight - live in tropical and warm temperate seas and are still found in the waters around Thailand today.
NEW Researchers from Japan found that artificially triggering the release of the hormone in mice made the rodents more patient when waiting for food in lab experiments.
NEW Known as 'electronic skin' or 'e-skin', it has been developed by researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia.
Anti-inflammatory treatment colchicine is being added to the ranks of the drugs used in the RECOVERY trial run by the University of Oxford.
Western Australian Museum researchers borrowed a UV light to shine on different creatures in response to an earlier US study that found platypus are biofluorescent.
Unhappy gamers turned to social media with concerns that their orders (bottom right) of the new console (top right) may have been stolen - replaced with items from fryers and packing tape to foot massagers and cat food (left). Demand for the much-anticipated console has far outstripped supply across the UK, with all major retailers presently reporting dwindling or depleted stocks.
Researchers from Laval University in Canada have been working with a variant of a gene thought to make people less likely to develop Alzheimer's and live longer.
Exclusive: YouGov data from 2,000 British respondents reveals that knowledge of the invasive weed is growing in the UK, with 80 per cent of Britons now aware of the plant.
The drug, called budesonide, is just the fourth drug to feature in the Principle trial. Two antibiotics, azithromycin and doxycycline, are currently part of the trial.
A new, large-scale study of European trees by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology has found this trend has started to reverse and leaves are falling earlier.
A pair of parachutes - each with a diameter of 115ft - will be used to slow the UK's first ever Mars rover as it lands on the Red Planet some time in 2023. This was a full scale high altitude drop test of the parachutes, falling from 18 miles above the desert in Oregon and 'worked as expected,' according to the team.
The Marine Conservation Society's 'Stop Ocean Threads' campaign is calling for the UK Government to write the use of the filters into law by the year 2024.
Experts led from the UK compared the thumb bones in Neanderthals and modern humans - finding that the former were better suited to 'power squeeze' grips.
A study by the Radboud university medical center in the Netherlands assessed 124 patients several weeks after recovery.
Amy Brunell, co-author of the study and associate professor of psychology at the Ohio State University, said: 'The word 'hero' is a trigger for narcissists.'
NASA astronaut Victor Glover shared his first video from space as he and three other astronauts soared above the Earth while traveling to the International Space Station. Glover is part of Crew-1 mission that launched aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on November 15. The short clip, shared on Twitter, shows a stunning view of the Earth from the capsule, dubbed Dragon Resilience, window.
Chinese researchers looked at the role cholesterol plays in aiding coronavirus infect human cells.
In a review study, experts from Belfast used the example of animal contests - for limited resources, or mates - to argue that emotion affects animal behaviour.
Researchers were able to capture evidence of the particles as they passed through a special detector buried beneath a mountain near the town of L'Aquila, Italy.
Scientists from the University of Bristol are embarking on the five year project, funded by the Scar Free Foundation, to help treat people living withs scarring.
Approximately 68 arrows up to 6,000 years old have been uncovered in Norway's Langfonne ice patch that is melting due to climate change. The arrows are made of stone, bones, wood and shells. Based on radiocarbon dating, the oldest arrows are from around 4100 BC, with the most recent dating from 1300 AD.
A British researcher claims to have excavated what was the childhood home of Jesus Christ, in a new book. Professor Ken Dark (inset), an archaeologist from the University of Reading, has spent 14 years studying remains under the Sisters of Nazareth Convent in Nazareth, Israel. He says a stone and mortar dwelling (pictured), which was first uncovered in the 1880s, was partially cut into a limestone hillside in the city by a skilled craftsman - likely Joseph, father of Jesus.
As the year comes to a close, many Americans are hoping those to come will be better - and greener. A survey shows 77% see a completely environmentally friendly' Earth by year 2042.
Madagascar at the time the bird was alive was awash with bizarre animals, due in part to its geographical isolation following the split from mainland India 88 million years ago.
Researchers from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Toronto studied 225,556 people who had a blood test between 2007 and 2019 and also had a Covid test this year.
Researchers from Friends of the Earth and cartography consultancy Terra Sulis have compiled a map showing existing and potential woodland cover across England.
Launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, the Falcon 9 flight was the seventh time that particular first stage booster had been used. It comes as the Elon Musk-owned space launch firm is preparing for the first high altitude test flight of its mammoth Starship prototype spaceship - dubbed SN8.
US and UK experts found that the development of the humerus - the bone that runs from the shoulder to the elbow - made the animals better walkers than swimmers.
Invasive dog-sized lizards are crawling its way through the southeast US. The black-and-white tegu has now been spotted in South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, and as far away as Texas.
Researchers from McGill University found that ice sheets at opposite ends of the Earth can influence one another by tweaking sea levels in surrounding waters.
Twitter is reviving its coveted 'blue check mark' early 2021. The firm will remove the status from those who violate its rules, which could put Donald Trump at risk if he loses his 'world leaders' status.
The fossil bones are from a four-legged plant-eating scelidosaurus (left, artist's rendering) and a deadly two-legged carnivore sarcosaurus (right, artist's rendering) and were found in Antrim. The late teacher and fossil collector Roger Byrne found the bones years ago and donated them to the Ulster Museum. Yesterday, they were confirmed as being from the dinosaurs for the first time, and Ulster Museum will put them on display when it reopens after restrictions are lifted. Research leader Dr Mike Simms (inset) said: 'The two dinosaur fossils that Roger Byrne found were perhaps swept out to sea, alive or dead, sinking to the Jurassic seabed where they were buried and fossilised.'
Researchers from the University of Exeter devised an experiment involving worms on the space station in orbit around the Earth to study the effect of gravity on DNA.
Exclusive: Pilot blood tests for Covid-19 use gold nanoparticles that absorb light and produce a red line to indicate a positive result. Using nanodiamonds that glow instead are more sensitive, UCL study finds.
Wiltshire-based Swindon Powertrain says that the conversion kit - which includes an electric motor and gearbox - can be fitted by most amateur mechanics.
A scientific study from UCL academics has debunked a theory claiming the coronavirus has mutated to become more infectious.
A mass grave was uncovered by city workers in Vianen that dates back to the Late Middle Ages. Experts found 20 skeletons that were stacked and placed in a wooden box before burial. A majority of the remains are said to be men age 15 to 30. Archaeologists are puzzled to why so many skeletons were buried outside the grounds of Batestein Castle and suspect there could be more hiding in the area.
Amateur astronomer Alberto Caballero decided to hunt through found data from the European Space Agency Gaia mission that has so far mapped 1.3 billion stars.
Five potential nurseries, dating from 3.6 to 16 million years ago, have been identified by University of Bristol researchers using fossilised teeth of different lengths.
But Dr Mahesh M. Bandi from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology believes candy floss machines can be used to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Researchers led from the US cut into the fossilised remains of various dinosaurs to measure the growth lines in their bones and track how fast they grew.
Porsche broke the Guinness World Record for the longest drift of an electric vehicle with its Tycan. The car traveled sideways for a total of 210 laps over 55 minutes and clocked in 26.2 miles. The record-breaking event took place at Porsche's Hockenheimring center, which is setup with an irrigation system to provide water on the track for a clean drift.
Elon Musk claims Tesla is developing a battery with a range of 621 miles during a virtual conference. The CEO also hinted at a smaller Tesla hatchback specifically for the European market.
CDC officials are currently finalizing new guidelines suggesting that people exposed to a coronavirus-positive patient quarantine for between seven and 10 days rather than the standard 14 days.
UK researchers linked higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol in mothers with structural changes in the brains of newly born babies.
A study finds astronauts heading to Mars will need more than just the right stuff - they will need 'conscientiousness.' Experts say the individual trait is seen as a pooled team-resource.
The Stone Age hound (pictured) was unearthed by archaeologists in the Ljungaviken neighbourhood of Sölvesborg, Blekinge County back in late September this year. The team transported the 250kg block containing the ancient dog back to the Blekinge Museum in Karlskrona, where the surrounding sediment was carefully scraped and brushed away to best reveal the canine's bones (inset).
UK scientists have proved that changes in our stomach's muscle rhythms can quite literally prompt us to turn away from disgusting sights.
A 350-pound loggerhead turtle was rescued on a Cape Cod beach, after officials found it on its back and unresponsive. This turtle is among 150 others that have been found cold-stunned on the shore.
In the immediate aftermath of the contested US election, Facebook implemented a change to its news feed algorithm that favoured large general news publishers.
Indian researchers found the virus droplets evaporate dramatically and turns into a pancake-like film which allows the virus to stay on a surface for several hours.
US researchers looked at the 250 top-grossing films in the US between 1994 and 2018, which also included Toy Story, Avatar and more adult films such as Pulp Fiction and The Matrix. They found that 73 per cent of the films would be unhealthy enough to fail legal healthy advertising standards in the UK for foods and 90 per cent for beverages. Pictured, scenes from films included in the 250-strong study sample where characters are depicted eating and drinking, including Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and the James Bond film Skyfall.
Researchers at St. Jude's department of immunology in Tennessee found the combination of cytokines TNF-alpha and INF-gamma creates the cytokine storm.
The update interim results were announced via a hastily arranged virtual briefing and a press release sent out this morning. No clinical data has yet been published.
In computerised gambling experiments, US participants had to pick a choice of either clicking on a 'safe' option or a 'risky' option - which experts say revealed how risk-averse they were.
Experts from Arizona and Louisiana analysed alligators in the wild, and found that young ones could regrow complex tails of cartilage, connective tissues and nerves.
Having been 'nearing' each other since the summer, the giant planets will come to appear less than a full moon's width apart just after sunset on the winter solstice. The celestial sight should - local weather permitting - be visible from anywhere on the Earth, experts said, although the best views are to be had near the equator.
UK and US researchers found healthy adults performed better on difficult cognitive tasks if the participants had consumed a cocoa drink containing high levels of flavanols.
Medical University of South Carolina researchers obtained MRI scans for 339 patients with an average age of 72 and diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment.
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin surveyed 1,575 people on times they have suffered from a hoarse voice or vocal tract discomfort since coronavirus lockdown.
Researchers from the Fundación Oceanogràfic worked with dolphins to discover how they handle diving and depth changes without developing the condition.
China's Chang'e-5 probe took off at 3:35pm ET (4:35am local) from a launch pad in Beijing and is heading to the moon. The probe is set to collect samples from the lunar surface. It marks the first time in four decades that any country has sought to bring rocks and debris from the moon to Earth. The entire mission is set to take about 23 days.
A new study shows people who put value on anecdotal evidence over scientific expertise are likelier to be conservative. Most liberals, meanwhile, trust science over personal perspective.
Available through Facebook's Community Help page, 'Drives' allows users to start collections for clothing, food and other necessities that can be donated to others living in their area.
Researchers from the UK and the US found that a spiral artform daubed on a wall of a cave south of Bakersfield resembled the intoxicating flower known as 'sacred datura'.
A magnetic spray made of polyvinyl alcohol, gluten and iron particles turns objects into robots that can be controlled by magnets. The spray can be applied to pills, allowing doctors to target certain areas.
Government workers had a close encounter of the strange kind out in the Utah desert. A crew with the state wildlife resources department was aboard a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter when they spotted a mysterious monolith sticking out of the dirt last week. About 10 to 12 feet tall, the shiny metal object was firmly planted in the ground, suggesting it wasn't just dropped from above. Officials suggest it could be have been constructed by an artist or a huge fan of 2001: Space Odyssey - the structure resembles the machines found in Arthur C. Clarke's story.
Researchers used the Pleiades supercomputer at the space agency's Ames Research Center in California to turn predicted Martian cloud movements into sound.
The US Army is funding a project that could lead to brain-machine interfaces. It includes an algorithm capable of isolating brain signals and linking them to specific behaviors such as walking and breathing.
Facebook's new cloud gaming service is rolling out on desktop and Android. But Facebook Play VP Jason Rubin says 'our iOS path is uncertain,' as the company continues its beef with Apple.
Haunted houses have entertained people for more than a century and a study reveals that this fear is entertaining because it provides a short deviation from an individual's normal physiological state.
McBroken.com shows you which McDonald's have working ice cream machines near you, with a green dot indicating the machine is functional and a red one if it's out of order.
A nuclear-powered engine could take astronauts to Mars in just three months. A firm delivered the concept to NASA, which claims to have twice the rocket efficiency as a chemical compulsion.
French researchers tracked more than 104,000 people over ten years, looking at how many sugary or sugar-free soft drinks they consumed.
Researchers have found that wrinkled peas prevent 'sugar spikes' where blood sugar levels rise sharply after a meal - thought to contribute to diabetes.
Self-cloning mutant crayfish are invading a Belgian cemetery. The marbled crayfish produces asexually, allowing populations to grow rapidly that can destroy the local biodiversity.
Am experts from Norway polled 917 people aged 14-77 to determine how the relationship between passion, grit and a positive mindset changes as we age.
Twitter has added a banner at the top of users' feeds that aims to combat misinformation about mail-in voting and early election that urges users to be wary about 'unconfirmed claims.'
Apple claims its new Ceramic Shield on its iPhone 12 lineup is 'tougher than any smartphone glass,' and Allstate put those claims to the test during its Breakability Drop Tests.
The Musician Wren is now 'seldom seen' in its native Amazon rainforest and has declined in numbers since field studies in the 1980s in areas that haven't even suffered deforestation, researchers say.
A study of more than 5,000 US-based couples found that in 79 per cent of relationships, both people fall into the 'non-ideal' category for heart health.
SpaceX recently shared an ambitious plan to build a Starlink satellite constellation around Mars. The devices would allow the human who move to the Red Planet communicate.
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a new white paint that reflects 95.5 percent of sunlight and remains cooler than its surroundings even when the sun is at its peak.
The UK´s Internet Watch Foundation and a US counterpart are to share hashes of known child abuse images to help prevent the spread of such content.
The largely intact Styracosaurus skull has wonky horns and was discovered by then graduate student Scott Persons in 2015 in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada.
A study found that plate tectonics were triggered by intense bombardment of meteors 3.2 billion years ago -transforming the hot, primordial mushy surface into the present rugged landscape.
Burning of the rainforest in southwestern Amazonia, could release aerosols such as black carbon which may speed up the melting of the Andean glaciers, finds Rio de Janeiro State University.
The drawings, around 4 inches in length, were discovered in the rocky area of San Juan, near the town of Albuquerque in the province of Badajoz in western Spain.
'Director's View' lets users cycle between different lenses on their phones and also allows them to 'lock on' to a subjects that they're recording, keeping them in focus according to snippets of code.
Black Friday fever is almost upon us, and this year online retailer Amazon is rolling out the deals a whole week early in what will be its 'biggest ever' event.
Over the past 20 years, experts from Durham University have been studying the remains of 110 Anglo-Saxons found buried in the dunes near the Northumberland castle.
NASA Mars 2020 mission is set to explore the Jezero crater, which scientists have now determined is littered with hydrated silica and carbonates - two elements that could hold signs of microbial life.
A 2016 discovery that the Tullimonstrum had a stiffened rod of cartilage saw Tully classified as a predatory vertebrate - now University College Cork researchers believe the grouping was wrong.
After connectivity issues with the Disney+ during its launch yesterday, Vizio has announced it's working on an update for its SmartCast TVs that could help some users access the service.
Building off of a concept introduced by physicist Gerard O'Neill – who Bezos himself studied under during his time at Princeton – the Blue Origin founder outlined habitats that could hold cities.
NASA is investigating how best to respond to the possibility of an asteroid or a comet colliding with Earth in fictional situations.
On stage, Bezos took the wraps off a massive model of what will be the firm’s first lunar lander, dubbed Blue Moon. The event kicked off at 4 p.m. in Washington D.C, and was not live streamed.
In a profanity-laden tirade from one of TV's most famous liaisons of science and learning, viewers were dealt a stark warning about the disastrous effects of climate change.
The Beresheet spacecraft began experiencing problems shortly after it began its descent, despite a promising start in which it sent back a selfie at just 22 kilometers from the surface.
A drill that will spearhead the search for life on Mars was put through its paces using a vehicle resembling a soapbox derby contraption.
The ancient workshop is thought to date back to the 18th Dynasty, during the reign of Amenhotep III – King Tut’s grandfather. The sphinx and hundreds of hieroglyphic fragments were found at the site.
The battery-powered devices about the size of a small cooler and can deliver packages autonomously, but for now, they'll be accompanied with a human while they're being tested out.
On Dec. 21, during winter solstice, four of Juno's cameras captured images of the Jovian moon Io, the most volcanic body in our solar system, on the mission's 17th flyby of the gas giant.
The research from the consumer watchdog Which? comes as the UK prepares for the London Marathon this weekend and found the Garmin's Vivosmart 4 was named the least reliable.
A study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison wrapped the e-bandage around the chests of rats who had a cut on their backs. This caused the wound to heal in just three days versus 12 in others.
Speaking at an event on AI technology in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, president Putin called for safeguards, setting out rules for how humans should interact with the robots.
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