In Short

New research has found a gene that looks to be the reason why rabbits, and perhaps all bouncing mammals hop.

Spinosaurus lived near water. But did it swim like a crocodile, or hunt like a heron? A new paper weighs in...

Scientists working in a seed bank found a whole world of associated microbes...

The mystery of the toxin killing bald Eagles across the USA has finally been solved

Scientists think that a yeast used in the food industry may be causing issues in Crohn's sufferers guts...

How can smoke travel up beyond the lower atmosphere?

This snail has a venom cocktail that includes similar chemicals to those that worms use to mate...

What can egg-xperiments tell us about the physics of concussion?

Could the drug semaglutide be used to treat obesity?

A new way to repair diseased livers has been unveiled by University of Cambridge researchers...

How does herd immunity work in practice, and are the vaccines we have likely to achieve it?

Coronavirus variants, the latest on the vaccines and vaccine hesitancy, and why big flu outbreaks might be hot on Covid...

Scientists have shown that antidepressant paroxetine may be useful in osteoarthritis...

Was the Arctic ocean once actually freshwater?

Female crickets listen to male songs to pick their partner. It seems they're getting distracted...

The Australian government is demanding the tech giant pays for news content

Meet the millipedes that are disrupting train timetables!

Turns out that plant roots choose to stop growing in compacted soils...

Could playing music to patients during surgery impact the amount of pain they feel afterwards?

Accusations of "despicable behaviour" see the EU backtrack on vaccine regulations. What's the current...

A new study shows why cats love silver vine, which is like catnip, with bonus mosquito-repelling properties

We often take knitted garments for granted, but how did knitting evolve through history?

Some people get off Scot free, while others have a very rough time. Why?

A new small and flamboyantly dressed dinosaur fossil was described back in December