A stunning image of a rat fetus with glowing red eyes and iridescent tissue has been named winner of a prestigious science photograph prize. Scientist Werner Zuschratter captured the embryo on its 21st day of development using a microscope that shoots images
Nature documentaries including the BBC series Dynasties show animals’ lives as ‘soap operas’, a new study claims. UK researchers argue that the portrayal of animals in nature shows, while entertaining, risks the spreading ‘misconceptions’ about species in the wild. In their research
Tyrannosaurus rex. Their name means ‘tyrant lizard king’ — and as far as popular culture goes, they certainly ruled the dinosaurs. But just how many were there? According to experts from California, the answer is a whopping 2.5 billion of the beasts
Engineers in the US claim to have created ‘the whitest paint yet’ – which they say will help tackle global warming. The ultra-white coating, developed at Purdue University in Indiana, reflects up to 98.1 per cent of sunlight while sending away infrared heat. Currently, paints
New images of the first black hole ever photographed may finally shed light the origins of mysterious cosmic rays that shoot through space at the speed of light. A series of new images the black hole – named M78 – show it
Homo erectus was the first animal to have a similar body structure and behavior as modern humans, but just how old our ancient ancestor is has eluded scientists for centuries – until now. A skull fragment belonging to a Homo erectus found
Ethical questions have been raised over the moral status of a new ‘monkey-human’ hybrid created as an embryo by scientists in the US and China. Experts from the Salk Institute injected human stem cells into primate embryos, creating a new hybrid that continued
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go! Using your favourite song as an ALARM can help you to feel more alert, study finds Participants were asked to complete a game-like task straight after their alarm Those who heard a melodic tune performed better
Meet T. djokovici! New species of SNAIL is named after tennis ace Novak Djokovic ‘to acknowledge his inspiring enthusiasm and energy’ Researchers found the new species in a spring in the Montenegrin Dinaric Alps T. djokovici has a 1.8-mm-tall white spiral shell
Watch time pass before your eyes: Google Earth launches new Timelapse tool that lets you explore how the world has changed over the last four decades Google’s Timelapse tool will be built into the pre-existing Google Earth platform Will allow users to
Not just for throwing! Australian Neanderthals used boomerangs to carve stone tools 500,000 years ago, new analysis reveals Researchers studied 100 ancient boomerangs held at the Australian Museum They used methods to study the wear on the boomerangs to track their use