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The unremarkable black dust-like sample from asteroid Bennu could help shed light on some of the biggest questions about how Earth formed

Natural History Museum prepares to study pristine material gathered in Nasa’s Osiris-Rex mission

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When will the flying ants season end in 2023 and why do we get them in the UK every summer?

Looking for something to do this Summer? Our experts have gone to some of the best exhibitions around the UK and given us their take on it. From retrospectives of painter Peter Howson’s work in Edinburgh and filmmaker Brian Desmond Hurst’s work in Belfast to a groundbreaking photography exhibition in…

Fossils from Peru suggest a giant whale that lived roughly 39 million years ago may have been at least as massive as the blue whale.

Fossils found in Peru from extinct species show it may have had body mass of 85-340 tonnes – heavier than blue whales

Researchers analysed the remains of a partial skeleton that was uncovered 13 years ago in the Ica desert on the southern coast of Peru.

Better the seafloor than the rainforest, proponents argue, but marine experts beg to differ as authorities meet to decide the future of deep-sea mining