A team of scientists snapped up an international prize on Thursday for a study that involved getting an alligator to inhale helium.

Why researchers got an alligator to inhale helium

They're now calling it a "moonshot" but the history of the UK's Covid-19 testing strategy is of one struggling to get airborne. But why?

How history shows us PM's 'Moonshot' Covid test plan will struggle to take off

The “spectacular find” was preserved inside a female ostracod – a type of tiny crustacean that resembles a mussel.

Scientists find 100 million-year-old sperm fossilised in amber

Experts say the discovery is not robust evidence for microbial life, and it only suggests potentially unknown geological or chemical processes.

Signs of potential alien life on Venus detected

The Recovery trial, co-ordinated by the University of Oxford, will assess the impact of giving patients REGN-COV2.

At least 2,000 patients to receive new Covid-19 therapy in clinical trial

Nerve agent Novichok was used to poison Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the German government has said.

What is Novichok, the nerve agent used to poison Putin critic Navalny?

The Tesla founder showed off the technology during a demonstration from his startup Neuralink.

Elon Musk unveils brain-reading chip in pigs

Hurricane are the most dangerous storms on the planet.

What causes a hurricane and have we had one in the UK?

The creature is a new species of theropod, the group that includes Tyrannosaurus rex and modern-day birds.

New species of dinosaur related to T. rex discovered on Isle of Wight

The Perseid meteor shower will be visible in the UK from about midnight until 5.30am on Thursday.

How to see the Perseid meteor shower in the UK

Psychological distress is also a common long-lasting effect on Covid-19 survivors, according to new data from the University of Leeds.

Fatigue and breathlessness among most common post-Covid symptoms

Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley landed in the ocean, off the coast of Florida.

Nasa astronauts back on Earth after first splashdown in 45 years

Nasa has launched a rocket into space as part of a mission to check for life on Mars.

A car-size vehicle has been launched into space in the hope it will retrieve the first Martian rock samples and bring them back to Earth to check for evidence of ancient life.

NASA launch rocket on mission to check for life on Mars

Researchers were able to identify where the prehistoric quarry used for Stonehenge's giant standing stones was located after a piece of one of them was uncovered in the US.

Origin of Stonehenge's huge standing stones discovered

The fly names all based on Marvel characters were assigned by Australian scientists. 

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