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Sea reptile fossil gives clues to life in ancient oceans
A new fossil is shedding light on the murky past of the sea reptiles that swam at the time of...
Warmer Arctic is the ‘new normal’
A warming, rapidly changing Arctic is the "new normal" and shows no signs of returning to the reliab..
Nasa’s New Horizons probe strikes distant gold
The American space agency's New Horizons mission has struck gold again. After its astonishing..
Dracula ticks in amber tell ancient blood-sucking tale
Feathered dinosaurs were covered in ticks just like modern animals, fossil evidence shows. Parasite..
Jupiter Great Red Spot has deep roots
Media playback is unsupported on your device Scientists are beginning to unlock the secrets of the ..
Interstellar asteroid checked for alien technology
A project searching for intelligent life in the cosmos is going to check the first known interstella..
Golden eagle migration out of sync with climate change
Golden eagles in North America may have the timing of their migration shifted out of step with a sea..
‘Worrying alarm call’ for world’s birds on brink of extinction
Overfishing and changing sea temperatures are pushing seabirds to the brink of extinction, according..
Irish DNA map reveals history’s imprint
Scientists have unveiled a detailed genetic map of Ireland, revealing subtle DNA differences that ma..
Pacific ‘baby island’ is natural lab to study Mars
Media playback is unsupported on your device It is one of Earth's newest landforms and it coul..
Federal Government focuses on “integrated security”
Berlin (dpa) – The Federal Government is responding to the challenges of an increasingly unstable world order by means of a “policy...
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