The trait can be found in birds, dolphins, walruses, seals and reptiles.
Arvinachelys goldeni was 2ft long and had a broad snout like a pig.
A weather warning has been issued for northern Scotland, with some higher ground to see snow by the weekend.
More than 50,000 new objects in Milky Way recorded in latest image of our galaxy.
Ash and smoke rose 2,500 metres above the crater of the volcano.
Being rich in the Middle Ages meant being exposed to the toxic heavy metal lead.
ESO's VLT finds massive double star just 12 million km from one another.
KIC 8462852 found to be dimming, confusing scientists
Theoretical study suggests just 8% of the potentially habitable planets that will form have already.
Egypt's antiquities minister announces project to solve mystery of ancient pyramids.
Vultures have special genetic make-up that allows for their feeding habits.
Climate change can be good for some species but which will be the winners?
Rain and wind predicted on the same night that the Orionid meteor shower will be at its peak.
Archaeologists find huge statues and reconstruct architecture of 2,000-year-old sanctuary.
The annual Orionid meteor shower will reach its strongest point in the early hours of 22 October
Travelling to the future might be possible, but travelling back in time isn't, say prominent physicists.
"In the midst of this awful tragedy, there were many acts of bravery and life-saving aid."
Under blue skies and unrelenting sunshine, solar-powered cars are racing across Australia.
Obama calls International Space Station ahead of Astronomy Night at the White House.
War and drought in Syria leads to shortage of seeds for GMO research.
Nasa to post images of Earth from one million miles away every day.
Koppu was a category 4 typhoon when it made landfall, but it has weakened into a storm and has moved north over the Luzon Strait.
Duke of Cambridge has urged Chinese consumers to stop buying illegally traded wildlife products.
The Met Office has announced the official list of storm names chosen by the British public.
Living organisms might have existed on Earth 300 million years earlier than previously thought.
Researchers analysed over 185,000 genetic markers to find origin and spread of first dogs.
The city's council joins in calls for large funds to divest from fossil fuels.
It has been identified that structural damage between the thalamus and primary motor cortex is the block.
Doc Brown talks about it in the movies but it's actually a mathematical model about gravity, not time travel.
In their book Africa On Safari, Kym and Tonya Illman reveal how they captured their wildlife photos.