A wave of dinosaur discoveries over the past decade has completely reshaped our understanding of these long-extinct animals. Palaeontologist Dave Hone spills the secrets of how dinosaurs lived, from h ...

Long before humans spread across the globe, a deadly disease may have quietly shaped where our ancestors lived—and even how we evolved. New research reveals that malaria didn’t just threaten early ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Communicable infectious diseases kill millions of people every year, and if endless Lysol commercials have taught us anything, it’s best to keep ...

While disinfectants help keep bacteria and viruses at bay, they need constant reapplication and can release harmful chemicals into the environment. A new plastic film inspired by the wings of insects ...

A 4-year-old boy had his right eye removed after his mother noticed a white glow while watching Paw Patrol. Maria Simeonidis, ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: While disinfectants help keep bacteria and viruses at bay, they need constant reapplication and can release harmful chemicals into the environment. A ...

Five different groups of predatory dinosaurs independently evolved disproportionately small arms, and it seems they did so ...

Fossilized spores confirm that legions of fungi made a meal of Earth’s dying dinosaurs.

It’s often called “the time it rained for two million years.” That’s not quite right, but the real story may be even stranger ...

Exactly how did birds evolve from dinosaurs? It’s a mystery that has been with us for more than 150 years, and palaeontologists are still hunting for pieces of the puzzle today. Among them is the ...