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Electric pulses can reduce number of sharks caught on fishing lines, study finds

A device that emits small electric pulses can drastically cut the number of sharks and stingrays caught accidentally on fishing lines, according to research. SharkGuard, which was developed by conservation engineers Fishtek Marine and tested by ...

21 Nov 2022 at 18:00

Large animals travel more slowly because they cannot keep cool – study

Large animals like elephants travel more slowly because they can not keep cool, a study has suggested. Whether an animal is flying, running or swimming, its travelling speed is limited by how effectively it sheds the excess heat generated by ...

18 Apr 2023 at 19:00

Origins of virus responsible for Covid-19 traced to horseshoe bats

The origins of the virus responsible for Covid-19 have been “unambiguously” traced to horseshoe bats, according to a new study. However, scientists said that “dramatically more wildlife sampling” is needed to pinpoint the creature that ...

09 Feb 2022 at 16:25

Arts & Entertainment

EXPLAINED: How dinosaurs evolved different eye socket shapes to allow stronger bites

Large dinosaur predators, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, evolved different shapes of eye sockets so they could have stronger bites, a new study suggests. Although the eye socket is just a hole in the skull housing the eyeball in many ...

12 Aug 2022 at 23:33

Food safety watchdog to investigate cell-cultivated products

The food safety watchdog is to run a programme designed to make sure cell-cultivated products (CCPs) are safe for consumers to eat. The Food Standards Agency (FSA), with Food Standards Scotland, won the bid to be awarded £1.6 ...

08 Oct 2024 at 00:01

World

Webcam monitors hundreds of rattlesnakes at Colorado ‘mega den’

A “mega den” of up to 2,000 rattlesnakes at a remote location in northern Colorado is now available for live, round-the-clock viewing online. California Polytechnic State University scientists recently put up a webcam at ...

17 Jul 2024 at 10:07

Woolly mammoths ‘evolved smaller ears and fluffier coats over 700,000 years’

Woolly mammoths evolved smaller ears and fluffier coats over the 700,000 years they roamed the Siberian steppes, according to a new study. Researchers compared the genomes of the giant creatures with modern day ...

07 Apr 2023 at 16:00

Scientists develop pill that destroys solid cancer tumours in early research

Scientists have developed a pill that appears in pre-clinical research to “annihilate” all solid cancer tumours and leave healthy cells unaffected. Researchers at City of Hope, one of the US’ largest cancer ...

01 Aug 2023 at 23:48

Dinosaurs evolved different eye socket shapes to allow stronger bites – study

11 Aug 2022 at 18:47

Quirky

VIDEO: Marine biologist whose video removing a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nostril sparked global calls for a ban is trying to save the species

A marine biologist whose shocking video of a sea turtle having a plastic straw removed from its nostril sparked a global movement to have the single use plastic items banned is grabbing worldwide ...

30 Jun 2022 at 08:55

Identifying a baby’s cry of pain is not an innate ability, study suggests

Interpreting a baby’s cry of pain is not a natural ability and parents must learn to tell this sound apart from other cries, new research suggests. Before children learn to speak, crying is ...

08 Aug 2022 at 17:00

Magic trick only fools monkeys with opposable thumbs, study suggests

A sleight-of-hand magic trick which often catches humans out only fools monkeys with opposable thumbs – a trait shared with humans, new research suggests. Scientists performed a famous ...

04 Apr 2023 at 19:33

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