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In the Australian outback, certain grasses grow in eerie rings, with ramparts of dusty green standing at the edge of wide circles of bare red dirt. Often described as “fairy circles,” these rings of spinifex grass resemble structures first spotted in the…

Meet the Monkeydactyl! New species of flying reptile is discovered that lived in China 160 million years ago and has the oldest true opposed THUMB The fossil — ‘Kunpengopterus antipollicatus’ — was found in north-east China It was a small-sized pterosaur, with…

Women with grey hair are seen as less COMPETENT: Ladies who ‘risk’ allowing their natural greys to show can be shamed for their decision, study warns Survey of 80 women looked at attitudes towards those who embrace grey hair  Researchers asked questions…

Careful in the gym! Almost HALF of recreational runners injure themselves in a year regardless of their sex, age, running experience or weight, study finds Swedish sport scientist Jonatan Jungmalm recruited 200 habitual runners Each of the participants completed a training diary over…

Meet the ‘Beast of Five Teeth’: Scientists unearth the remains of an ancient SKUNK in Chile that walked among dinosaurs 74 million years ago Palaeontologists have given the ancient mammal the name ‘Orretherium tzen’ It was found in the ‘Mammal Quarry’ of southern Chile’s…

Humans could soon speak to SPIDERS: Scientists translate a web into music for the first time in breakthrough that could one day let us communicate with arachnids US scientists have translated the structure of a spider’s web into music Their short, eerie…

NASA shows off capabilities of Ingenuity Mars Helicopter When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how…

Wasp’s nests are nurseries. The queen wasp builds the first structure alone, then males add on to it. The nest has special adaptations for maintaining temperature and cells for larvae. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Following is a transcript of…

St Vincent volcano: La Soufriere eruption rains down ash When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about…

There’s a lot of buzz around superfoods but are they really all that super? Dr. Nina Shapiro, author of “Hype: A Doctor’s Guide to Medical Myths, Exaggerated Claims, and Bad Advice” weighs in on the superfoods debate.  Shapiro reveals the superfoods of…

This week marks the 90th anniversary of The Highway Code. Originally published on April 14, 1931, it provides safety advice, information, rules and laws for road users in the UK. But if you think The Highway Code is tough on British motorists,…

Chinese vaccines “don’t have very high protection rates,” said Gao Fu, director of the China Centers for Disease Control. Beijing has distributed hundreds of millions of doses abroad. At the same time, it’s tried to sow doubt about the effectiveness of the…

The Texas Rangers welcomed a nearly full stadium on Monday for their opening day. But experts told Insider while large events can resume in some places, precautions should be taken. Some stadiums are requiring fans to be vaccinated or test negative for…

NASA explains mystery ‘rainbow’ on Mars Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino joins ‘America’s Newsroom.’ NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter is scheduled to lift off no sooner than April 14 in the first-ever attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet, a delay from its…

Coronavirus vaccine: Illegal online sellers discussed by expert When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how…

Royal Caribbean International and Carnival Cruise sent ships to the Caribbean island Saint Vincent. The ships helped to evacuate northern areas of the island after La Soufrière threatened to erupt. Saint Vincent’s National Emergency Management Organisation later tweeted that the volcano did…

There is an unassuming island in Tibet where a single solitary monk lives on his own 100 miles away from the nearest town. Away from all signs of life this type of isolation is not for the faint hearted with human contact…

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has spun its blades and charged up with solar energy on Mars. On Monday, Ingenuity will attempt the first controlled flight on Mars. The NASA team is nervous and excited for the high-stakes experimental flight. See more stories on…

Johnson & Johnson will allocate 86 percent fewer doses across the United States next week than are now being allocated, according to C.D.C. data, dealing a setback to a national vaccination campaign that has just found its footing. By Noah Weiland, Sharon LaFraniere…

People expect chocolate to taste more BITTER if it is in black packaging, while yellow and pink wrappers are associated with sweeter-tasting varieties, study finds Experts from Brazil asked 20 individuals to predict the qualities of chocolates They tested milk and dark varieties in…

NASA explains mystery ‘rainbow’ on Mars Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino joins ‘America’s Newsroom.’ To the delight of social media users, NASA’s Perseverance rover used a camera on the end of its robotic arm to snap a selfie with the Mars Ingenuity…

NASA is set to fly its Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, for the first time early on Monday. If Ingenuity flies successfully, it could change how we explore other planets — and beam back unprecedented video. Watch NASA’s livestream from mission control below. See…

‘Cake without a doubt’: Physicist uses AI to solve Jaffa Cake debate – and confirms the popular snack is NOT a biscuit Physicist in New Zealand trains algorithms to recognise Jaffa Cakes’ true nature Experiments revealed the orange-flavoured delicacy are ‘without a doubt…

‘Manly’ men make better DADS: Masculine traits including competitiveness and adventurousness are linked to stronger parenting skills, study claims Men completed questionnaires when their partners were in their 3rd trimester Their parenting skills were then assessed when the baby was nine months…

Just 700,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be distributed in the US next week. Distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been varied for weeks.  About 4.9 million doses were distributed across the United States this week. See…

And you thought 2020 was bad! US intelligence department that predicted Covid pandemic in 2017 warns ‘chaotic and volatile’ 2030s will be ravaged by famine and unrest Global Trends report is published by the US National Intelligence Council Seventh edition of the…

Brian Cox addresses 'why we exist' on This Morning When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about…

In the summer of 2017, Joshua Miller, then an undergraduate at Augustana College in Illinois, visited a field research camp in Wyoming and picked up some rocks. Rounded at the edges and the size of small fists, they were out of place…

The CDC designated racism as a “serious public health threat” facing Americans. Its director said the pandemic exposed “a known, but often unaddressed, epidemic impacting public health: racism.” The American Medical Association defined racism as a public health threat last year. See more…

Liftoff! Three space travellers including a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts successfully launch on board a Soyuz MS-18 rocket to the International Space Station NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hel is making his second trip to the ISS that’s orbiting 254 miles…