Testing DNA from the sharks' environment is less invasive than traditional tissue sampling and could aid conservation efforts.
Martha Henriques
Nov 21, 2016
We have already betrayed our existence to any aliens listening out for us.
Charley Lineweaver
Nov 21, 2016
Signs of sex-selection and feeding by humans suggest turkey domestication from 1200AD.
Léa Surugue
Nov 21, 2016
You can help to choose a winner of a world-renowned photography competition by voting in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award.
David Sim
Nov 21, 2016
First signs of thundersnow – an unusual weather storm phenomenon where snow falls instead of rain.
Fiona Keating
Nov 19, 2016
Climate deniers have been on the sidelines for years. What will happen now they're in charge?
Martha Henriques
Nov 19, 2016
There are fears that president-elect Donald Trump could overturn the decision as he favours offshore drilling.
Ananya Roy
Nov 19, 2016
Science is advancing rapidly, so we need to address the long-term implications of altering our genetic makeup.
Dr G. Owen Schaefer
Nov 18, 2016
Plastination is when all the body's liquids are removed and then replaced with plastic polymers.
Alex Wheeler
Nov 18, 2016
The device provides the first archaeological evidence of a dental prosthesis in the modern period.
Léa Surugue
Nov 18, 2016
International efforts to tackle acid rain in the 1970s helped bridge international rifts, historian says.
Martha Henriques
Nov 18, 2016
It looks like a mole then develops spikes - echidnas and platypuses are the only extant mammals that lay eggs.
James Tennent
Nov 18, 2016
The team who made the discovery has been excavating the temple and the necropolis beneath since 2008.
Léa Surugue
Nov 18, 2016
An undercover investigation has revealed the scale of the trade and an ivory bonfire isn't enough to stop it.
Martha Henriques
Nov 18, 2016
'We need carbon neutrality by 2050,' said French president, Francois Hollande.
James Tennent
Nov 18, 2016
Fast radio burst lasted less than half a millisecond and appears to have come from a galaxy over a billion light years away
Carole Mundell
Nov 18, 2016
Whitson sets another milestone by becoming first woman to have twice taken command of the ISS.
William Watkinson
Nov 18, 2016
Scientists find out how the peak of the Chicxulub crater in Mexico collapsed.
Hannah Osborne
Nov 17, 2016
Caribbean corals show resilience to extreme environmental changes such as the advance of glaciers over the Northern hemisphere.
Léa Surugue
Nov 17, 2016
Study says China will be able to deliver better air quality by reducing nitrogen oxide and ammonia emissions.
James Tennent
Nov 17, 2016
SpaceX has asked the FCC for approval to launch thousands of satellites into low-Earth orbit.
Mary-Ann Russon
Nov 17, 2016
The snails use their shells as clubs to bat off beetles.
Martha Henriques
Nov 17, 2016
'We aren't moving fast enough' to deal with the crisis,' he said.
James Tennent
Nov 17, 2016
Male African orbweb spiders will pay for sex with their life, even if their mate is another species.
Martha Henriques
Nov 17, 2016
Porters prefer to pause and take short breaks when they are tired of carrying their loads.
Léa Surugue
Nov 16, 2016
Synthetic version of rare compound from Diazona angulata used to treat leukaemia, breast and colon cancer.
Hannah Osborne
Nov 16, 2016
The slushy ice-water ocean may have caused the dwarf planet to spin into a new alignment.
Martha Henriques
Nov 16, 2016
Collaborative morality among hunter-gatherers included people with autism traits, allowing their skills to flourish.
Hannah Osborne
Nov 16, 2016
Playing the famous augmented-reality game may make people more aware of their natural environment.
Léa Surugue
Nov 16, 2016
Circuit for copulation is separate from the one for ejaculation, suggesting that male flies might enjoy sex.
Martha Henriques
Nov 16, 2016