Dolphins have best friends but also shun those outside their clique
In a group of dolphins in the Adriatic sea, long-term friendships blossomed, but so did exclusive cliques where some dolphins shun each other
Computer chip will sniff your armpits and tell you when you have BO
Technology firm Arm is building computer chips that will smell their surroundings. It wants to use them to spot gone-off food and to tell people if they have BO
Dan Holdsworth’s new artwork captures the past in a point-cloud
In collaboration with geologists and data scientists, a British photographer has found a way to snap pictures of the Jurassic
Stem cells implanted into the brain stop epilepsy seizures in rats
A radical approach of implanting stem cells into the brain could stop epilepsy seizures at their source, but the treatment has only been tested in rats so far
A new dwarf planet called Farout is the most distant we’ve ever seen
Astronomers have spotted a tiny world 18 billion kilometres away, the most distant dwarf planet we’ve ever seen, and it may help us find the elusive Planet X
Our primate ancestors may have originated in Europe or North America
It was thought that the ancestor we share with lemurs, monkeys and apes evolved in Asia, but fossil analysis suggests this may not have been the case
Stunning fossils show pterosaurs had primitive feathers like dinosaurs
When dinosaurs ruled the land, pterosaurs occupied the skies. Now we know they had feathers, suggesting plumage has a much deeper history than we had thought
Jellyfish offer a sticky solution to the problem of plastic pollution
Our oceans are full of microplastics and unnatural swarms of jellyfish. Could these beautiful animals possess a secret weapon to help clean up the environment?
How clever chemistry is making plastic fantastic again
Plastic waste threatens a wide range of ecosystems all over the planet. But innovative ways of making, reusing and recycling plastic are set to change our relationship with this extraordinary material
Coral Whisperers review – How global warming is changing researchers
In the battle to save resources as vital as coral, researchers increasingly face a world where scholarly thought is blown away by the need for urgent action