These bone-eating communities are ancient, and have been on Earth for at least 100 million years. Before whales existed, bone-eating worms were eating into the skeletons of mosasaurs, ichthyosaurs and ...

There are two species of seahorse in the British Isles – the short-snouted seahorse and the spiny seahorse. Both species are ...

This seems to have solved the mystery of how the starfish got its arms. But it doesn’t necessarily answer the ‘why’. Imran ...

The slightly warmer temperatures around the middle of the Earth melted the top layers of ice to form meltwater ponds that ...

Garden snails and aphids are venomous animals. This is the startling outcome of a new study that argues for a radical shift ...

A small dinosaur that once dashed along North American riverbanks has found a new home in London. The new species, named Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, is the most complete named specimen of its kind ...

The Jurassic is a geological period that began 201.4 million years ago and ended 145 million years ago. It’s part of the Mesozoic Era – the part of our planet’s prehistory known as the age of the ...

The adventure never stops! We’re planning lots of fun, family-friendly events and activities throughout the summer holidays. Prepare to join us again for both indoor and outdoor fun to take advantage ...

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Daniel Dencescu 's Image Daniel was mesmerised by the movements of the starlings as they formed colossal organic shapes in the sky. Each day, as they returned from foraging, they would gather in large ...