A new study has uncovered the likely cause behind the mysterious disappearance of dwarf hippos and elephants that once roamed the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Researchers have concluded that ...

Soon enough, you organise a major expedition back to the island. Cyprus wasn’t the only Mediterranean island with dwarf wildlife. In fact, Crete, Malta, Sicily, Sardinia and many other islands ...

Scientists behind the research think this stellar corpse is actually a monster-sized white dwarf. The discovery raises the question of how the binary's "living" star has managed to survive in ...

Cyprus only had two species of megafauna present during the Late Pleistocene—the 500-kg dwarf elephant (Palaeoloxodon cypriotes), and the 130-kg dwarf hippo (Phanourios minor), but both species ...

Piscinoodinium can spread far more rapidly than whitespot and such an exercise is almost certain to fail. So can you find a place for a big dwarf that nobody wants? With ever more exciting Corydoras ...

One of the UK's most powerful warships at sea has anchored off the coast of Cornwall in stunning scenes. The HMS Prince of Wales was stationed just outside of St Ives Bay overnight. At 280 metres ...

Scientists have used data from a long-retired NASA Dawn spacecraft to solve the mystery surrounding the origins of the strange dwarf planet Ceres. Ceres currently resides in the main asteroid belt ...

Here’s how it works. In the original Disney classic, the fairest of them all stumbles upon the dwarfs’ cottage after fleeing from the evil queen. Upon finding the house in disarray ...