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Science news
The Siberian unicorn lived at the same time as modern humans
It likely went extinct at around the same time as Neanderthals.
26 November 2018 -
News
Darwin's giant ground sloth skull pieced together and scanned for the first time
Half of the skull was lost for over a century.
23 November 2018 -
News
Sperm whale found with flip flops stuck in its belly
A sperm whale has washed up in Indonesia with nearly six kilogrammes of plastic in its digestive system.
21 November 2018 -
Science news
Four new species of frog from one of the wettest regions on Earth
These horned frogs are named for their pointy eyebrows.
20 November 2018 -
Science news
Ancient DNA reveals the origins of the bizarre Jamaican monkey
Small primates were sailing the high seas long before humans existed.
13 November 2018 -
Anthropocene
Whale earwax reveals just how much human activity can stress out marine mammals
Whales had more cortisol in their bodies while the global whaling industry was at its peak.
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Anthropocene
Chimpanzees are at risk of being eaten into extinction
Hunting for meat is now a serious threat to the species' survival.
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Science news
Beautiful new species of swallowtail butterfly discovered on Fiji
Scientists are still unsure where the species came from.
2 November 2018 -
Anthropocene
Vertebrate populations have declined by 60 per cent in just four decades
Humans are the driving force behind the mass decline of species.
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News
Genomes of all 66,000 UK species of plants, animals and fungi to be sequenced
The project will help us understand how the natural world is changing.
1 November 2018