Plants and Animals

A landmark project, spearheaded by the biotechnology company, Oxitec, has released genetically modif...

The unusual and magnificently insightful fossil has been identified as a pabulite, the remains of a ...

Strumigenys ayersthey, a new species of miniature trap-jaw ant , was named after activist and artist...

A study of Finnish dog owners finds small, male and older dogs are more aggressive, particularly if ...

Conservationists in South Africa are celebrating the news that the country will soon start implement...

The findings revealed stark differences in performance between bird families...

Cats show a preference for sitting inside illusory squares, suggesting they are able to perceive the...

The continuing climate crisis could be having an unexpected effect on Arctic wildlife....

Human revulsion at incest may have led us to underestimate the frequency of animals mating with thei...

As well as keeping themselves alive, the resulting wells are of great ecological value to many other...

A few days ago, someone on Reddit asked zookeepers "what's the low-down, dirty, inside scoop on zoos...

Let dummies Daniel and Danielle be a lesson to you all....

Organisms have been found in the Scottish Highlands that appear to represent some of the earliest fo...

After undergoing a few transformations, mantis shrimp larvae are ready to get smashing at just nine ...

Being so small, they might look like easy pickings to passing predators, but their bright coloration...

The origins of the hadrosaurs that dominated North America prior to the asteroid impact probably lay...

Despite being the largest invertebrates on Earth, giant squid are notoriously difficult to film. A n...

Like giving blood for humans, cat blood donations can be complex. Guidelines have now been published...