Elephants can be viewed as geological engineers that create minor tectonic forces on the substrate they walk on.
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Increasing the quality of a traditional wine sourced from plantain in Nigeria offers a viable way of reducing waste and boosting food security.
Cybercriminals don’t take breaks, so you shouldn’t ever drop your guard.
Rock art from a Malagasy cave hints at some remarkable cultural connections.
Increased interest in recreational fishing with drones has led to concern about its environmental and social impact.
Libyan desert glass originated from the impact of a meteorite on the Earth’s surface.
Mineralogical analysis of 5,000-year-old stone beads from Turkana, Kenya suggest a novel mortuary tradition by early pastoralists.
Learning about snakes offers unique insights into the natural world.
Whatever approach you take to managing your feeds, remain cautious and sceptical.
Through a blend of perseverance, technology, and a touch of serendipity, it was possible to solve a decades-old mystery.
Archaeological data alone can’t always help to answer researchers’ questions: multiple lines of evidence are needed.
The exhibit offers a close look at the problematic history of palaeoanthropology.
Groundbreaking study demonstrates how behaviour drives long-term evolution over 20 million years.
A marine sponge from Mauritius has shown potential as the source of compounds that kill liver cancer cells.
The trace was probably made between 93,000 and 83,000 years ago, almost certainly by a puff adder.
Meteorites are usually discovered by someone who notices an unusual rock while out walking.
An AI model shows that building collapses in Lagos are location specific, and soil testing can help to check them.
Experts insist there is no scientific reason for allowing these fossils to travel to space.
To build trust with an audience, scientists must demonstrate that they are competent experts. But they must also come across as warm, caring and human.
Local communities need to be warned more clearly and effectively if there is a threat of a storm surge and of coastal flooding.
Pollen can become preserved in sediment deposits over thousands, or even millions, of years.
The earthquake was caused by the collision of two tectonic plates.
Earthquakes cannot be predicted; the best tools to mitigate the impact are seismic hazard studies.
Trackway findings support the notion of southern Africa being one region where human cognitive and practical ability developed a very long time ago.
To the ǀXam and San people, being in the world as a person includes “the sky’s things” - an understanding of and deep connection with the cosmos.