Science
Butterflies are genetically wired to choose a mate that looks just like them
And it may have implications for humans - also known to be turned on by those with a similar appearance
Ancestor to modern day sparrows & finches flew around Earth 52 million years ago
The fossilised seed-eating bird with a finch-like beak is one of the earliest examples of a perching bird ever found
UN-BEE-LIEVABLE – Honeybees can do MATHS, reveals new study
Scientists say that the revelation that even the miniature brain of a honeybee can grasp basic mathematical operations has implications for the future development of Artificial Intelligence
Scientists have come up with an eye-watering new treatment to shrink enlarged prostates
Researchers at Imperial Collge London said the treatment ‘could improve the lives of thousands of men’ by significantly shrinking the uncomfortable ailment.
The Milky Way really is warped – like a bent old vinyl record
It becomes increasingly twisted the further away the stars are from its centre
Alien metal brought to Earth on meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs could cure cancer
Blasting it with a laser beam produces a poisonous form of oxygen that is deadly for tumour cells and harmless for healthy ones.
Women who don’t cover their face are believed less as sex attack victims
Women in the niqab or hijab were seen as more believable than a woman in a balaclava while a woman whose face was uncovered was seen as the least credible
Passenger jets flying through clouds increase rain and snowfall
The phenomenon is caused by the way the plane's wings and propellers pass through them
Iguana-sized reptile – an early relative of crocodiles and dinosaurs – found in Antarctica
Scientists say that the presence of the 'Antarctic king' showed how life at the South Pole bounced back after mass extinction with unique animals before it became a frozen wasteland