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Bringing you the latest stories and answering your big questions about nature.
Check out our news, features, videos and activities on everything from dinosaurs to the planetary emergency.
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Dinosaurs
How did birds and other dinosaurs learn to fly?
Millions of years before modern birds evolved, their dinosaur ancestors were soaring through the air.
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Science news
Debris from ancient explosive volcanoes found at Mars rover landing site
A previously unknown rock type at the new Mars rover landing site is revealing more about the red planet.
13 December 2024 -
News
Neanderthals and Homo sapiens interbred within the past 50,000 years
Our species mated with the Neanderthals much later than thought, tearing up the timeline of human evolution.
12 December 2024 -
Science news
Tyrannosaur teeth discovered in southern England reveal Cretaceous dinosaur ecosystem
Spinosaurs, tyrannosaurs and relatives of Velociraptor once stalked England’s south coast.
10 December 2024