As part of its seventh carbon budget, which establishes emission targets for 2038-2042, the CCC predicts that electrifying ...

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The Natural History Museum’s highly anticipated touring theatre production, Dinosaurs Live!, opened at the weekend with its first performance at The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare. Created in ...

Explore impressive adaptations animals have evolved for coping with sub-zero temperatures. How do penguins stop their feet ...

Ambergris is often described as one of the world’s strangest natural occurrences. It is produced by sperm whales and has been used for centuries, but for many years its origin remained a mystery.

Finding out exactly when feathers evolved, and which animals had them, could offer important new insights into the distant past.

“Birds-of-paradise are a charismatic group that has evolved numerous plumage traits that aid in signalling and reproduction,” ...

While sharks might have a fearsome reputation, the chances of being bitten by one are incredibly low. In 2024, just 47 people were hurt in unprovoked shark attacks – the lowest level in almost 30 ...

Ancient birds may have soared over their dinosaur relatives in the Late Jurassic. A new species found in China, known as Baminornis zhenghensis, shows that early birds already had some of their ...