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A ‘one of a kind’ fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and intelligence of modern birds evolved, one of the...

Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm to accurately detect heart murmurs in dogs, one of the main indicators of cardiac disease...

Butterfly populations in northern Spain are better than their UK counterparts at regulating their body temperature, but rising global temperatures...

The tale of two charismatic species cooperating for mutual benefit has captivated naturalists for centuries – but evidence has been patchy...

Fossilised fragments of a skeleton, hidden within a rock the size of a grapefruit, have helped upend one of the longest-standing assumptions about...

An asteroid strike 66 million years ago wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs and devastated the Earth’s forests, but tree-dwelling ancestors of primates...

Researchers have shown how millions of years of climate change affected the range and habitat of modern birds, suggesting that many groups of...

Smaller beetles who consistently lose fights over resources can gain a competitive advantage over their larger rivals by teaming up with another...