UK plants are flowering a month earlier due to climate change
Climate change is causing plants in the UK to flower a month earlier on average, which could have profound consequences for wildlife, agriculture and gardeners.
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Broken dinosaur killer ate baby dinosaurs
Around 95 million years ago near Winton, a massive crocodile relative clamped down on a baby dinosaur and swallowed it nearly whole. The crocodilian died soon after, and as it fossilised so did the partly-digested dinosaur in its belly.
Update: SpaceX rocket booster will NOT crash into the Moon
It turns out that SpaceX is not responsible for the giant piece of space junk that is going to crash into the far side of the Moon – it’s Chinese instead,
Which was the worst year to be alive?
Things are a bit rough right now, but it’s nowhere near as bad as the worst year ever: 536.
How to park a space telescope
After 30 days and 1.5 million kilometres, the James Webb Space Telescope has parked in its final orbit.
SpaceX rocket booster will crash into the Moon
After seven years hurtling through space, a 4 tonne SpaceX Falcon 9 booster is going to crash into the moon on 4 March.
Dogs might be bilingual
Dogs seem to recognise the difference between languages.
But how do they know how old things are?
Archaeologists and geologists like to know how old certain things like rocks, pottery and bones are. By estimating their age and origins, it helps them understand how they fit into broader contexts. But how do they do it?
Eleven amazing archaeological finds of 2021
Let’s start the year with a bunch of 2021’s nicest archaeological finds.
Are real or fake Christmas trees better for the environment?
Spoiler: real trees narrowly edge out fake ones, but it does depend.
A NASA spacecraft has ‘touched’ the sun
In an incredible first, the Parker Solar Probe has made contact with the sun.
Moth balls in space!
The chemical in moth balls, naphthalene, will be tested in space in a new satellite rocket propulsion system called Bogong.
HPV vaccine reduces cervical cancer rates by 90 per cent
A UK study has shown that vaccination against the virus that causes the majority of cervical cancers reduces their incidence by nearly 90 per cent.
Global fisheries are in trouble
Global fisheries are in serious trouble but nobody is quite sure how bad the problem is. Minderoo Foundation put 500 fisheries experts onto the job and the report is pretty depressing stuff.
Global Fishing Index: assessing the sustainability of the world’s marine fisheries
Nearly 10 per cent of fish stocks globally are now on the brink of collapse. Overfishing must end before it is too late.