A 165-million-year-old ankylosaur from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco was covered in an array of extreme armour including ...

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After three consecutive and dramatic failed missions, SpaceX has successfully launched Starship to space in a key step for ...

The brightest and most colourful glowing plants yet have been created by injecting phosphorescent chemicals directly into the ...

A system that generates images by inducing random fluctuations in a laser beam could slash energy use compared with standard ...

Categorising the Denisovans as a distinct species would allow us to more comprehensively trace our own evolutionary ...

Why did Christianity grow from a niche sect to a religion followed by billions? Michael Marshall explores Alice Roberts’s ...

The aurora borealis has been remarkably bright recently. Space weather physicist Tamitha Skov reveals what's going on and how ...

A fossil discovered in Patagonia shows a 3.5-metre-long reptile from the late Cretaceous with large, serrated teeth capable ...

In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, Rowan Hooper explores the advances ...

We are happy to inject synthetic substances into our faces in ever-increasing amounts, but reluctant to eat plant-based or ...

Sky watchers are in for a treat next month, says Abigail Beall, when there is a total lunar eclipse visible in much of the ...