Science
New species of monkey that lived 22 million years ago is ‘missing link’ in primate evolution
It was only identified through its teeth - and fills a six million year gap in the fossil record.
Routine eye test can detect the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease – in seconds
It offers hope of patients being given drugs decades before symptoms develop when they are most likely to work.
Hundreds of children had their hearts cut out in biggest mass sacrifice ever discovered in The Americas
More than 140 boys and girls aged between five and 14 were killed in the largest known mass sacrifice of children in The Americas
Dinosaurs ‘thriving’ before asteroid strike that wiped them out
For decades scientists have believed dinosaurs were already in decline because of changes in the climate
Giant prehistoric sea dragons that roamed the oceans more than 200 million years ago
It would have made the iconic ichtyosaur even more terrifying than previously believed. Some were almost as big as a blue whale.
Fountain of youth pill could be on the horizon
This would be like us living up to 200 years
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Terminator-style humanoid robots may be on the horizon
The wonder material - stronger than steel and more elastic than rubber - can be harnessed for power
Humans with “supervision” could be on the horizon
Seeing near infrared light directly would mean army personnel on dangerous missions would no longer need to wear cumbersome night vision goggles.
Drill that will spearhead search for life on Mars tested on vehicle resembling soapbox derby contraption
The 'rover' collected micro-organisms in Chile's Atacama desert ahead of NASA and the European Space Agency missions to the Red Planet in 2020