A fossilised 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil adds to the evidence that the first ants evolved in the southern ...

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A carnivorous caterpillar species camouflages itself with dead insects so it can live safely alongside spiders, stalking ...

Scientists have found scour marks on the seabed made by giant icebergs about 18,000 years ago, and they could offer clues to ...

Most supplements that claim to help your brain have never been thoroughly tested, but one has convinced even the most ...

Last week astronomers reported hints of biological activity on a distant planet, but a re-analysis of their data suggests the claimed molecules may not be there at all ...

Exposing children with peanut allergy to proteins from the legume is an approved treatment to reduce the risk of allergic ...

Mice overcame a Lyme disease infection after being given an antibiotic that is often used for pneumonia, and its effect on ...

Hunting the origin of 40 per cent of the languages spoken today is a huge feat, but Laura Spinney's new book makes an ...

With ice and permafrost thawing fast, nations are racing to exploit the Arctic's newly accessible treasures. Yet there are ...

UK show Adolescence is sparking debate about the harm of social media. We need a series to do the same for the most pressing crisis of our times, says Bethan Ackerley ...

Feedback notes the flurry of new papers mentioning the mysterious "vegetative electron microscope", and ponders the emergence ...