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Marine "dead zones" could be even larger than thought

Crabs and other crustaceans in the ocean could be the first to suffocate in the increasing number of marine "dead zones" in the world, areas where there is little or no o...

Electricity gets More Distance for your Diesel

Subjecting your diesel engine to a high voltage could improve the efficiency by 20% - which could save a lot of money on the forecourt! ...

Giant tortoises not gone yet

This week saw the return of Galapagos Day, an annual event held by the Galapagos Conservation Trust and this year there was some good news: a species of giant tortoise that was tho...

Plant Sugars Provide Petrol

We all know that the days of fossil fuels are limited, so researchers are trying to find alternative fuels.  Biofuels have risen in popularity in recent years – fermenting pla...

Fossilised Feathers Show Their True Colours

Over the years there have been hundreds of films and thousands of pictures made of dinosaurs, where scientists have carefully pieced together their shape and lifestyle. One critica...

Eggs-ceptional hatching strategy

Scientists have discovered that baby crocodiles talk to each other from inside their eggs in order to synchronise hatching. ...

Greenland ice gives us the best view of the climate so far

The climate is a complicated system which can take a long time to react to new inputs and we are all dependent on its vagueries so we can't really do experiments on it in order to ...

Marine fish reserves: the plaice to be

Marine-protected areas can help threatened fish to make a rapid comeback and also lead to sustainable fishing and leisure revenues, according to a team of Australian researchers at...

Parasite turns host into bodyguard

Scientists in the Netherlands and Brazil have discovered a parasite that turns its caterpillar host first into an egg incubator and then into a bodyguard! ...

Chickens born pre-loaded with probiotics!

Scientists studying developing chicks have found that, contrary to perceived wisdom, they are not born sterile but are instead pre-infected with good gut bacteria. ...