Bones

Fee-fi-fo-fum! it may not make a great deal of grammatical sense, but this phrase is certain to conjure up mental images of magic beans, rampant beanstalks and one very angry giant. Colossal-sized hum

A team of scientists from the University of Portsmouth and London’s Natural History Museum has identified a new species of dinosaur after re-examining 125-million-year-old fossils found on the Isle of

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When European scientists first set eyes on the platypus, in the form of a pelt and a sketch shipped over from Australia in 1798, they couldn’t believe it. The specimen was so bizarre that English zool

How can science help reduce the risk of fractures in racing, and in turn societal concerns about horses in sport? Christopher M Riggs FRCVS explains

Fallen branches and rotting stumps may look forsaken, but deadwood plays an essential role in the woodland