There’s more to songbird sex than we thought. It seems that all of them have an extra chromosome in their sex cells that isn’t seen elsewhere in their bodies. The extra DNA could help explain why songbirds account for roughly half of all known birds. Image: Bu Yousef
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The frigid Southern Ocean is well known for its brutal storms, which can sink ships and trigger coastal flooding on distant tropical islands. Now, a new study suggests the biggest waves there—already the world’s largest—are getting bigger, thanks to faster winds attributed to climate change. Image: PacificCove
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The jaws of an ancient European ape might speak volumes about the origins of our ancestors. A new analysis of these fossils supports a controversial idea: that the apes which gave rise to humans evolved in south-east Europe instead of Africa. Image: David R Begun
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It’s astonishing what you can buy on eBay. An ongoing auction on the site offers buyers the chance to own what is claimed to be “maybe the only” juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered for a whopping $2.95 million. Image: Iforce
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Archaeologists say Luzon in the Philippines was once home to a mysterious human species that it has named Homo luzonensis. The discovery raises a question: did further human species evolve on other islands in the region? Image: Callao Cave Archaeology Project
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