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Chimpanzee culture ‘more similar’ to humans’ than previously realised, researchers say

Cumulative learning processes required to solve complex problems are closer to human type behaviours than had been recognised before

Foetus in first ever pregnant Egyptian mummy was preserved as it ‘pickled’ in woman’s body, say scientists

Mummification made foetus environment similar to one which preserves ancient bodies in swamps

Omicron sub-variant BA.2 ‘under investigation’ by UK health officials

Further analysis to be carried out into BA.2, says UK Health Security Agency

Omicron sub variant BA.2 ‘under investigation’ by UK health officials

Further analysis to be carried out into BA.2, says UK Health Security Agency

Was there really a Turkish harem on the Acropolis of Athens?

There might be more Greek myth than fact to the idea the Turks used the Acropolis as a harem, writes Janric van Rookhuijzen

Have we spotted the birth of a black hole?

We are learning more and more about the mysteries of black holes, and now we may have identified the birth of one, writes Daniel Perley

The sounds of mosquito mating rituals may help us fight malaria

Research has helped us to understand the mating rituals of mosquitos, this might help us to collapse mosquito populations, writes Joerg T Albert

Scientists find world’s deepest-swimming squid ever 6km under water

Findings suggest some squids and octopuses may live in deep, dark ocean trenches closer to the sea floor

Fossil reveals spiky armoured dinosaur was sluggish, deaf, and less socially active

Study provides fresh insights about dinosaur’s sense of equilibrium and audition

How do we really deal with asteroids heading for Earth?

‘Don’t look up’ is fiction, but the truth is that there are several asteroids heading towards Earth, so how do we really deal with these ‘planet destroyers’? Monica Grady explains

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