Dolphins ‘smile’ during play, scientists find

‘Weird’ walking fish could shed light on how humans evolved to stand upright

Current Biology
Current BiologyEvolutionHarvard UniversityStanford university

ESA’s Juice spacecraft on its way to Venus after ‘flawless’ Earth fly-by

Earth
EarthESAJuiceJupiterMoonSpaceVenus

Horses are a lot smarter than previously thought, researchers believe

‘My jaw just dropped’: Exceptionally well-preserved tiny worm fossil uncovered

Durham University
Durham UniversityfossilWorm

Chimps helping scientists find plants that have potential to become medicines

Chimpanzees
ChimpanzeeshealthPlantsUgandaUniversity of Oxford

Euclid telescope sends back largest images of universe ever taken from space

dark energy
dark energyDark matterESAEuropean Space AgencySpaceTelescopeUniverse

270-million-year-old amphibian ancestor named after Kermit the Frog

fossil
fossilKermit the FrogMuppetsSmithsonian

Comet passing by once every 71 years now visible in night sky

Science
Science

Quality time with dogs can reduce stress and anxiety – research

Animals
AnimalsAnxietydogshealthRelaxationScienceStress

Apes like to playfully tease each other, scientists find

Probe carrying British technology could become first private mission to the moon

Apollo 17
Apollo 17MoonNasaOpen University

Newly discovered species of wasp named after Doctor Who’s Daleks

Doctor Who
Doctor WhoNatural History MuseumWasps

Five planets set to line up in the dawn sky

Jupiter
JupiterPlanetsSaturnSolar SystemUranus

Armoured dinosaur discovered on Isle of Wight ‘for first time in 142 years’

Isle of Wight
Isle of WightNatural History Museum

Scientists do the maths on how men can achieve orgasm

Draconid meteor shower to put on a show in the night sky

Meteor shower
Meteor showerRoyal Observatory Greenwich

New scientific database ‘could revolutionise the way diseases are treated’

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Blood test to detect different cancers ‘good enough to be rolled out’

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dnacancerblood testscientistsclevelandnhs englandpa ready

Genetics ‘a new tool to help boost water vole conservation’

scientists
geneticseastern europeiberiaamericanice ageuniversity of edinburghdnawater volesscientists

Light-activated gene therapy partially restores vision in blind man

france
switzerlandeeguniversity of pittsburghfrance

Trained dogs can sniff out coronavirus with up to 94% accuracy – study

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nhsdepartment of health and social carelondon school of hygiene and tropical medicinekentdurham universitydogspcr testpa ready