Science

Answer to fossil record puzzle may lie with teenage T rexes, study finds
Absence of smaller dinosaurs may be result of adolescent megatheropods crowding them out
Linda Geddes
25, Feb, 2021 @7:00 PM

Royal Mint to commemorate fossil hunter Mary Anning
Special 50p coins will feature some of the Jurassic creatures discovered by 19th-century palaeontologist
Mark Brown Arts correspondent
25, Feb, 2021 @12:01 AM

'Dare mighty things': hidden message found on Nasa Mars rover parachute
Social media users say message is encoded in red-and-white pattern on parachute
Martin Belam
23, Feb, 2021 @11:45 AM

Did you solve it? The art of the puzzle
The solutions to today’s artful problems
Alex Bellos
22, Feb, 2021 @5:00 PM

Can you solve it? The art of the puzzle
Thinking in and out of the box
Alex Bellos
22, Feb, 2021 @7:38 AM

Starwatch: find a dark site to find Cassiopeia, the seated queen
The constellation is a constant feature of the night sky from mid-latitude northern countries
Stuart Clark
22, Feb, 2021 @6:00 AM

People with extremist views less able to do complex mental tasks, research suggests
Cambridge University team say their findings could be used to spot people at risk from radicalisation
Natalie Grover
22, Feb, 2021 @12:01 AM

It’s never too late: elderly high-achievers
Joe Biden may have become US president at 78, but imagine becoming a comedian at 89 or writing your first book at 94. We talk to six senior high-flyers…
Michael Segalov
21, Feb, 2021 @10:00 AM

After the Nobel, what next for Crispr gene-editing therapies?
Hailed as the ‘molecular scissors’ that will allow us to rewrite our genes, the DNA tool is being trialled in treatments for everything from sickle-cell anaemia to cancer
Philip Ball
21, Feb, 2021 @9:00 AM

Foot and mouth 20 years on: what an animal virus epidemic taught UK science
Britain’s top vet was newly qualified when the outbreak hit. Here, she talks about the devastating slaughter and tracking virus variants
Robin McKie
21, Feb, 2021 @7:45 AM

'An exciting time': European Space Agency takes diversity to space
Helen Sharman, the UK’s first astronaut, praises the agency as it begins a search for 26 recruits
Zahaan Bharmal
20, Feb, 2021 @12:00 PM

Nasa scientists hail Perseverance rover's arrival on Mars with stunning images
Car-sized vehicle designed to seek signs of life is pronounced ‘healthy’ after dramatic descent to surface of the red planet
Natalie Grover and Tom McCarthy
19, Feb, 2021 @8:27 PM
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