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Safeguarding indigenous peoples’ lands could save primates, research suggests

The extinction of the world’s primates can be prevented by protecting the lands of indigenous peoples, research suggests. Experts suggest more than two thirds of the planet’s 521 non-human primate species – ranging from lemurs to gorillas – are ...

10 Aug 2022 at 20:00

Chimpanzees produce ‘hunting bark’ to co-ordinate group members – study

Chimpanzees produce a “hunting bark” to call members of their group and co-ordinate a hunt, new research suggests. Similar to humans, the animals use communication to coordinate their cooperative behaviour – such as during hunting. When ...

29 Jul 2022 at 20:00

Diverse life forms existed on Earth much earlier than previously thought – study

Diverse life forms existed on Earth at least 3.75 billion years ago, much earlier than previously thought, a new study suggests. Researchers analysed a fist-sized rock from Quebec, Canada, estimated to be between 3.75 and 4.28 billion ...

13 Apr 2022 at 20:25

Lunchbox-sized instrument generates oxygen on Mars

An instrument the size of a lunchbox has been successfully generating breathable oxygen on Mars, doing the work of a small tree. Since February last year the Mars oxygen in-situ resource utilisation experiment, or Moxie, has been ...

31 Aug 2022 at 20:00

Asteroid impacts on moon coincide with some on Earth, glass bead study shows

Asteroid impacts on the moon millions of years ago coincided with some of the largest meteorite impacts on Earth, such as the one that wiped out the dinosaurs, research suggests. The study also found that major impact events on ...

28 Sept 2022 at 20:00

Dairy ‘helped ancient Tibetans thrive in one of Earth’s most harsh environments’

Ancient Tibetans thrived in one of Earth’s most inhospitable environments with the help of dairy foods, new research suggests. The Tibetan Plateau, also known as the third pole – or roof of the world, is one of the most ...

12 Apr 2023 at 19:00

Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health, study suggests

Suppressing negative thoughts might be good for your mental health after all, a new study suggests. The findings contradict the commonly-held belief that ignoring these thoughts means they stay in our unconscious mind, ...

20 Sept 2023 at 19:00

Tudor horse cemetery in Westminster ‘likely resting place for imported animals’

Horses imported for the elite during the Tudor era were buried in a cemetery in Westminster, new research suggests. Analysis of the unusual animal burial ground discovered in London nearly 30 years ago has revealed ...

22 Mar 2024 at 18:00

Genetic mutation in 25% of Labradors hard-wires them for obesity – study

Around a quarter of Labradors face a “double whammy” of feeling hungry all the time and burning fewer calories due to a genetic mutation, new research suggests. Scientists say this combination drives obesity and ...

06 Mar 2024 at 19:00

Researchers reveal why blueberries are blue

Researchers have shed light on what gives blueberries their distinctive colour, despite dark red pigment in their skin. According to the findings, tiny structures in the wax coating of the berries are behind ...

07 Feb 2024 at 19:00

Vital ocean currents regulating Earth’s climate ‘on course to a tipping point’

A large and vital system of ocean currents that helps maintain the world’s climate may already be on course to a tipping point, according to scientists. Known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning ...

09 Feb 2024 at 19:16

Shrimps and worms ‘were among first to recover after largest mass extinction’

Shrimps and worms were among the first animals to recover after the largest mass extinction, a new study suggests. Researchers studying ancient seabed burrows and trails discovered that bottom ...

29 Jun 2022 at 20:00

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