An extraordinarily bizarre-looking species of dinosaur has been discovered in China’s Gobi desert that could unlock clues as to how an unusual family of vegetarian dinos evolved, scientists say.
Scientist will be able to create half-animal half-human embryos for the first time under controversial new rules announced by the Government.
In a dramatic U-turn, Health Minister Dawn Primarolo bowed to pressure from scientists and promised to allow the creation of animal-human “chimeras” for medical research.
A species of dinosaur that packed hundreds of teeth inside its giant beak has just been described by scientists.
The Gryposaurus, discovered in Southern Utah, had a distinct duck-like bill and a powerful, strengthened jaw.
Hair samples taken from child mummies suggest the ancient Incas “fattened” up children chosen for ritual sacrifice months before actually killing them, British researchers said on Monday.
Neanderthals, the stocky kin of modern humans, were far more widespread geographically than previously thought, with some trekking into southern Siberia before vanishing about 30,000 years ago, scientists said on Monday.
Scientists have performed successful teleportation on atoms for the first time, the journal Nature reports.
The feat was achieved by two teams of researchers working independently on the problem in the US and Austria.
The remains of 80 members of an ancient civilization have been unearthed in the ruins of a fortress high in the Peruvian Andes, an archaeologist has announced.
A rapid technique for isolating DNA in hair has yielded a mass of new information about woolly mammoths.
An international research team says the process should work on other extinct animals, allowing their genetics to be studied in detail for the first time.
Ultimately, rising seas will likely swamp the first American settlement in Jamestown, Virginia, as well as the Florida launch pad that sent the first American into orbit, many climate scientists are predicting.
The brains of paedophiles may work differently from others, scientists claimed yesterday.
They found distinct differences in brain activity among adults who had committed sexual offences involving young children.