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Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance found 107 years after it sank in Antarctic

Expedition director hails find of largely intact vessel as ‘milestone in polar history’

Ukraine: ‘Several areas of concern’ after Chernobyl power plant knocked off grid, experts say

Without power, the ‘parameters of nuclear and radiation safety’ cannot be controlled, authorities warn

Saffron was first domesticated in Bronze Age Greece, ancient art and genetics suggest

Artworks from Minoan civilisation of ancient Greece likely oldest to depict domesticated saffron, say scientists

Stargazing in March: A jewel box above our heads

While the gemstones at a jewellery shop owe their kaleidoscopic colours to the variety of elements they contain, a star’s colour depends on only one factor, its temperature, writes Nigel Henbest

Animals evolved ability to gallop even before they emerged on land, study suggests

Many modern day animals may have lost the ability their ancestors possessed, say scientists

Ernest Shackleton’s ship HMS Endurance found 107 years after it sank in Antarctic

Expedition director hails find of largely intact vessel as ‘milestone in polar history’

Past climate change may have played vital role in preserving ocean fossils, study says

‘Extreme and rapid climate change’ in Early Jurassic may have contributed to fossil preservation

Stool samples used to diagnose pancreatic cancer in patients

‘This research provides hope that an effective, non-invasive way to diagnose pancreatic cancer early is on the horizon’

Octopus Ancestors Lived Before Era Of Dinosaurs: Study

Scientists have found the oldest known ancestor of octopuses – an approximately 330 million-year-old fossil unearthed in Montana.

Scientists decode how some spiders team up to hunt in packs of hundreds

Findings may inspire design of artificial systems such as robot swarms that require fast and flexible synchronisation between various components

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