Huge dinosaurs stored vital minerals in bones under their skin (osteoderms) to help them survive, a study has found. These 'skin bones' helped some of the biggest dinosaurs survive in lean times and ...

The Prof has already demonstrated how jeans could have the titanium dioxide integrated in their fabric to clean up the city. The name of the miniscule nanoparticles of the commercial product is Catcio ...

Brookesia micra sp. n. from Nosy Hara, northern Madagascar. (A) adult male measuring 16mm on black background, showing orange tail colouration; (B) juvenile on finger tip; (C) juvenile on head of a ...

Seeds coated with neonicotinoid insecticides could plan a significant role in honeybee colony collapse disorder, says an article in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. Although a range of ...

A prehistoric sea predator had better vision than most of its modern descendants, scientists have discovered. Fossilised eyes of the giant shrimp-like Anomalocaris have been found by palaeontologists ...

Now this intriguing solution has appeared from a pretty old and worn problem. About 46% of all Solomon Islanders are blond, despite there being no explanation whatsoever for their hair colour in an ...

Montastrea coral from the relatively unaffected Curacao area plays host to many organisms such as this tiny sharknose goby - Boulder star coral image; Credit ...

We know how difficult it is to link products to dangerous practices. Eco-friendly companies and individuals are going to be shocked once more at the habitat destruction wreaked on rainforests by their ...

In a world of super-fast broadband internet, analogue radio may seem like an old-fashioned way of getting a message across to hundreds of thousands of people. But when you're working in one of the ...