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The carnivorous ceratosaurs were one to two metres in height. Image: Brian Choo

Australia’s newest predatory dinosaur

An anklebone fossil has revealed that the ceratosaurs called Australia home.

In this NASA image of the Deepwater horizon spill, the oil appears silver while the vegetation is red. Image: Jesse Allen/NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team

Tiny solution for oil spills

Scientists have developed micro-submarines that can clean up oils spills.

Sauropods would have contributed as much as 520,000 million kilograms of greenhouse gasses to the Mesozoic atmosphere each year. Image: Shutterstock

Dinosaur farts could have contributed to global warming

Gaseous emissions from giant herbivores may have been enough to warm the Earth.

Image: Penn University

Zombie ants and the fungus that saves them

Newly discovered parasite fights the zombie-ant fungus.

An X-ray computed-tomography image of the chicken embryo skeleton inside an egg. Image: Balaban et al. Current Biology

Waking embryos in the womb

Your brain may already be awake before you are born.

A male gambusia. Image: Bart Adriaenssens

Changing climate could affect pest fertility

A noxious fish species could benefit from increasing temperatures.

Cheetahs are the fastest land animal in the world, and can reach speed of up to 112 kilometres per hour. Image: Villiers Steyn/Shutterstock

Bigger isn’t always better—or faster

Lizard study reveals why cheetahs are the world’s fastest animal.

The Flying Bed. Image: Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust

Understanding Frida Kahlo’s fertility problems

The famous Mexican painter studied medicine in her youth and used that knowledge to paint the different factors that might have affected her ability to procreate.

An artist's rendition of two Diplodocus, one of the species that appeared to have a stable population. Image: Shutterstock

New clues for dinosaur extinction

New research suggests that some dinosaurs may have been slowly declining before they finally disappeared.

Renewable energy technology from Earth could be used to power a base on the moon. Image: Shutterstock

Powering a moon base

Thermal energy could be the key to powering a futuristic moon base.

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