The head of Habelia optata contained five strange appendages which would have made it especially effective at tearing apart its prey.
Aristos Georgiou
Dec 21, 2017
The US Coast Guard said it freed a sea turtle after a patrol found it entangled in amongst packages of cocaine later found to have a street vaue of over $53m.
James Tennent
Dec 20, 2017
A new study shows that more dogs are poisoned by chocolate during the festive period than any other time of the year
Kashmira Gander
Dec 20, 2017
People living in the altiplano region of southern Bolivia between the 13th and 15th centuries developed a unique agricultural system.
Aristos Georgiou
Dec 20, 2017
Urkudelphis chawpipacha may be the ancestor of modern river dolphins, say scientists after exciting find in Ecuador.
Aristos Georgiou
Dec 20, 2017
The highly detailed image of the red star's surface was captured for the first time ever by the ESO's Very Large Telescope.
India Ashok
Dec 20, 2017
Water-absorbing rocks may be reason Martian surface is so dry, according to radical research by scientists.
Aristos Georgiou
Dec 20, 2017
Canadian TV present shoots mountain lion and mocks animal rights activists on social media before uploading images of lion's organs.
James Hetherington
Dec 20, 2017
The writings include previously unknown Greek mythological and medical works, classical scientific documents, and the oldest surviving copy of the gospels in Arabic.
Aristos Georgiou
Dec 20, 2017
This similarity between chimps and humans could be seen as evidence of chimpanzees and humans having common ancestors.
Immanuel Jotham
Dec 20, 2017
The bodies belong to soldiers of the Crown who fought against the Maori tribes who were protesting British colonisation.
Lara Rebello
Dec 20, 2017
Researchers ran a series of simulations to get new insights into the Red Planet's formation and evolution.
Shubham Sharma
Dec 20, 2017
Underwater ice looks blue because it absorbs longer wavelengths of light.
Immanuel Jotham
Dec 20, 2017
A cheeky monkey, a couple of bears getting frisky, a fox urinating into a golf hole – the year's silliest photography contest has a serious side.
David Sim
Dec 20, 2017
These bears were early immigrants from the Asian continent that moved to the Americas several million years ago.
Immanuel Jotham
Dec 20, 2017
The active stratovolcano which lies in the eastern Andes most recently started erupting in 2008 and has continued to do so till December 2017.
Lara Rebello
Dec 20, 2017
Archaeologists found fossils, less than a millimetre long, of Cambrian animals that swam the Earth's seas over half a billion years ago.
India Ashok
Dec 20, 2017
Nasa has a plan, but the technology to get there does not even exist yet.
Immanuel Jotham
Dec 20, 2017
Researchers have confirmed that the pod is native to the area and does not migrate unlike other dolphins spotted along the southern shores.
Lara Rebello
Dec 20, 2017
Contrary to what some people assume, members of the working-class are wiser than their counterparts from wealthier backgrounds, and have less difficulty reaching compromise.
Claire Toureille
Dec 20, 2017
By the middle of this century, experts estimate that climate change is likely to displace between 150 and 300 million people.
Gulrez Shah Azhar
Dec 19, 2017
Crocodile lizard, horseshoe mountain bat and snail-eating turtle among 150 new species discovered in Greater Mekong by WWF and under threat by poachers and illegal wildlife trade.
Isabelle Gerretsen
Dec 19, 2017
A leading expert in the field of artificial intelligence has predicted that robots and humans will be able to have children within the next century, creating a new hybrid species.
Staff Reporter
Dec 19, 2017
New findings show that a diverse a group of organisms evolved very early in Earth's history, making it more likely that life exists outside of our planet.
Aristos Georgiou
Dec 19, 2017
Jennifer Garrett shared a photo of anti-bird spikes in some Bristol trees, designed to stop pigeon poo damaging residents' cars.
Charlotte Tobitt
Dec 19, 2017
The primitive species lacks certain features that are common in more complex animals, according to researchers.
Aristos Georgiou
Dec 19, 2017
Astronauts at the International Space Station have received barley seeds that they will attempt to cultivate and grow in space.
Immanuel Jotham
Dec 19, 2017
Its unique spacecraft shape, soft mushy exterior, deep red colour, and possibility of a watery core bring up more questions than answers.
Immanuel Jotham
Dec 19, 2017
The crest-tailed mulgara was thought believed to have been extinct in the Australian state of New South Wales until it was rediscovered out of the blue.
India Ashok
Dec 19, 2017
Nasa reinvented a 150-year-old technique to capture supersonic motion as well as the shockwaves of a jet.
Shubham Sharma
Dec 19, 2017