A new species of titanosaur discovered in Argentina is the largest animal ever to walk the Earth.
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Dinosaurs performed dances to woo mates, according to new evidence
‘Dinosaur foreplay’ was a ritual, bird-like dance, according to paleontologists who studied huge scrape marks left behind by the animals in western Colorado.
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‘Crow cam’ catches birds using hook tools in the wild
Ecologists use tiny tail-mounted cameras to observe wild New Caledonian crows making and using hook-shaped tools.
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Do we underestimate the power of plants and trees?
Are scientists right to argue that plants and trees are “intelligent”, and if so, what can we learn from them?
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Why it’s (still) okay to sleep with your teddy
What do children really think about their special teddies and what does it reveal about them as adults?
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China: Scientists decode panda ‘language’
Thirteen panda vocalisations deciphered after five-year study at Chinese conservation centre.
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Meet Dakotaraptor: the feathered dinosaur that was ‘utterly lethal’
Prehistoric carnivores had 9.5in ‘sickle claw’, and quill knobs on lower arm bones are first documented evidence that a large raptor had feathers.
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Hiker stumbles upon ‘extraordinary’ 1,200-year-old Viking sword
After more than a millennium buried in the snow of Norway’s mountains, a surprisingly well-preserved sword sheds light on the Viking age.
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Ravens cooperate with friends not foes
Ravens spontaneously cooperate to solve problems, but prefer to do so with some individuals over others.
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Dunhuang: a city on the old Silk Road – in pictures
Dunhuang, on the old Silk Road, was one of the ancient world’s most important intersections between East and West.
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