7+ hour ago  (570+ words) Researchers analyzed permafrost samples collected from ground squirrel burrows that span several glacial periods and can remain frozen and sealed for thousands of years. (Pix via Georgia Kirkos / SWNS) Squirrel droppings dating back up to 700, 000 years have revealed "remarkable" new…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (680+ words) (Pix via Dr Thomas Clements / SWNS) A 300-million-year-old fossil hailed as the world's oldest "octopus" has turned out to be something else altogether. The artefact even featured in the Guinness Book of Records. But new research shows that it was…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (333+ words) (Pix via Jun Seong Yi / SWNS) A newly discovered baby dinosaur is so cute it has been named after a famous cartoon character. The species honours one of South Korea's most beloved characters, Dooly the Little Dinosaur. Officially called Doolysaurus…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (518+ words) A small number of members of the Craven Potholing Club have been digging by hand in the new C-Chamber for just over a year at Stump Cross Caverns, in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, near Pateley Bridge,…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (988+ words) The reptiles had such an "immense" impact on the planet that their sudden exit led to wide scale changes in landscapes " including the shape of rivers, say American scientists. Geologists have long recognised the stark difference in rock formations from…...