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REVEALED: How old is the fossil of the earliest known animal predator?

The fossil of the earliest known animal predator has been named after Sir David Attenborough. The 560-million-year-old specimen is the first of its kind, and is thought to be the earliest creature to have a skeleton, researchers say. Called ...

26 Jul 2022 at 00:33

Fossil named after Sir David Attenborough ‘is first animal predator’

25 Jul 2022 at 17:00

Orangutan vocabularies ‘shaped by social mingling, like in humans’

The vocabularies of orangutans may be shaped by their social groups – just like in humans, according to a new study. Researchers found the wild animals have distinct vocal personalities that are created depending on the social ...

21 Mar 2022 at 18:25

Study finally proves birds are more colourful near the Equator

Birds that live near the equator are more colourful than those closer to the poles, a new study suggests. The findings prove a long-held theory that was first suspected by Charles Darwin and Alexander von Humboldt in the 18th ...

04 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Family ties give animals reasons to help or harm as they age, research suggests

The structure of family groups gives animals an incentive to help or harm their social group as they age, research shows. Researchers looked at how relatedness – the strength of genetic links – changes over a lifetime in ...

26 Sept 2022 at 17:00

Same-sex sexual behaviour is widespread in macaque monkeys, study suggests

Bisexual behaviour among male monkeys is widespread and may be beneficial to them, new research suggests. Observations of a wild colony of macaques over three years suggests same-sex sexual (SSB), or homosexual, ...

10 Jul 2023 at 16:06

Humans pass more viruses to other animals than we catch from them – study

Humans pass on more viruses to domestic and wild animals than they catch from them, a new study suggests. University College London (UCL) researchers analysed all publicly available viral genome sequences, to ...

25 Mar 2024 at 10:00

Ancient skull reveals how all brown bears carry genes of polar cousin

All brown bears today have some polar bear ancestry due to genetic mixing more than 100,000 years ago. Researchers obtained ancient DNA from the skull of a young polar bear that was found in 2009 on the ...

16 Jun 2022 at 17:00

Earliest reptiles and birds may have given birth to live young, study suggests

The earliest reptiles, birds and mammals may have given birth to live young rather than laying eggs, new research suggests. Until now, the hard-shelled egg was thought to be the key to the success of ...

12 Jun 2023 at 16:37

Octopuses and fish hunt together, taking it in turns to lead – study

Octopuses are usually considered to be solitary creatures, but new research suggests they might sometimes socialise with fish in order to share the responsibility of hunting. The findings broaden ...

23 Sept 2024 at 16:00

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