Some species of hummingbird are adapting to urban life by undergoing evolutionary changes in their anatomy, influenced by the proliferation of artificial drinking fountains. According to some biologists, this might show that these birds are on their way to becoming commensal with…
Category: 7. SciTech
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Ancient DNA reveals how Mayan civilisation collapsed
Skeletons unearthed from the ruins of the ancient city of Copán in Honduras have yielded clues to the collapse of the Mayan…
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Secrets of ‘polar dinosaur’ forest home revealed for first time in 120 million years
Roughly 140 million to 100 million years ago, the piece of land that is modern day Australia was located much further south on Earth. In fact,…
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Scientists may have solved 2,000-year-old mystery death of Roman baby twins
Lead poisoning may have played a role in the death of fraternal twin babies from 2,000 years ago found buried facing each other in Croatia,…
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New dinosaur discovery could hold the key to human cancer treatment
Scientists believe dinosaur fossils could hold the key to new cancer discoveries and influence future treatments for humans.
A decade-long study…
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‘Game of Thrones-style families’ behind 2,000-year-old Dorset massacre
Game of Thrones-like barons in England were responsible for the brutal massacre of dozens of people 2,000 years ago, research has revealed.
The…
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Scientists fear Britain’s entire food chain contaminated as study finds microplastics in bugs
Plastic pollution is harming slugs, beetles, snails and earthworms, new research has found, raising fears Britain’s entire food…
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Your cat may not show it – but it definitely knows your scent
Cats can tell their owners apart from strangers from the scent of their human companions, a new study reveals.
Researchers from the Tokyo…
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These extremely rare videos show sharks feeding together
Rare footage has been captured of a large group of sharks, peacefully feasting on a decaying carcass off the coast of Hawaii.
The oceanic whitetip and tiger sharks happily shared the blubbery remains, displaying no aggressive behaviour towards each other or any of the camera crew filming…
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21% of the ocean is losing access to sunlight
More than a fifth of the global ocean is getting darker, and researchers say this could have serious consequences for marine ecosystems and humanity. According to a new study from the University of Plymouth, 21% of the world’s oceans have experienced a decline in sunlight penetration…
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