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We just found nineteen new species of gecko in one tiny area

5 October 2017

The discovery of so many closely-related vertebrate species within such a small area is unprecedented

Chemistry Nobel for ice microscopes that show molecules of life

4 October 2017

The award has gone to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for developing cryo-electron microscopy, which brings down substances to liquid nitrogen temperatures.

Secrets of butterfly wing patterns revealed by gene hacking

18 September 2017

Butterflies' wings have extraordinary patterns and colours, and it turns out they are controlled by a single "master gene" that performs many roles

Liquid cats and arousing crocs bag Ig Nobel prizes

15 September 2017

The Ig Nobels honor the most hilarious of serious scientific work. This year prizes went to cats that flow, clueless twins, and emotionally manipulative crocodiles

Christmas Island’s only echolocating bat has gone extinct

14 September 2017

The Christmas Island pipistrelle is no more, and the world's largest antelope is at risk, according to the latest update to the Red List of Threatened Species

Wiping out a population of animals might help the species

22 August 2017

Mass deaths might not be all bad, because local die-offs could help to ensure the survival of the species as a whole

Largest ever dinosaur may have been as long as 7 elephants

8 August 2017

Analysis of fossils from six Patagotitan mayorum dinosaurs suggests the animals may have weighed 62 tonnes and measured more than 35 metres from nose to tail

Maths explains how bees can stay airborne with such tiny wings

25 July 2017

The tiny wings on bees shouldn’t be able to lift their big bodies. How they fly has eluded mathematicians since the 1930s, but the mystery is now solved