A Viking leader probably chose his favourite animals to board a longboat to England, scientists say. Source link

Earthwatch, which trains citizen scientists, says the number of community groups carrying out monitoring for chemical pollutants has doubled in the past year alone. And on this stretch of ...

Researchers will test 200-year-old barley varieties to see how they react to modern processing. Source link

"If you turn these frogs over, you could watch their heart beating by itself. You can see through the skin and see the muscle, the majority of the body ...

The females had long been overlooked, say scientists who suggest snake sex could involve seduction. Source link

Seen as a symbol of Christmas in Australia, the beetles seem to have gone missing in recent years. Source link

The 100-million-year-old fossil is the first such find in Australia to have a complete head and body. Source link

Aberdeen scientists have found the recommended intake of two litres of water a day may be excessive. Source link

Their work on linking molecules like in living cells can be used in cancer treatment drugs. Source link

It has taken more than a century to develop effective vaccines as the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquitoes, is spectacularly complex and elusive. It is a constantly ...

Experts behind the project claim the technology for "de-extinction" already exists, but others are sceptical. Source link