The real story behind reproduction and a collection of essays focusing on mothers and daughters ...

Microplastics have been found in the human brain, but scientists say there is still no clear evidence they directly cause ...

A parasitic worm discovered in rats nearly a century ago has quietly spread to every warm corner of the globe, and a single ...

In the 1990s, scientists in Australia began searching for the origins of a new disease showing up in places hundreds of kilometres apart. They discovered the origin: bats. And found a way to reduce th ...

Fertilization is often imagined as a frantic race, with millions of sperm competing for a single prize. But new research by a team of evolutionary biologists from Syracuse University, the University ...

Scientists have long speculated that the demise of the dinosaurs some 66 million years ago was due to starvation triggered by ...

Hangul’s survival depends on protecting quiet seasons, as human interference and habitat pressures threaten the future of ...

When a single worm was discovered in the depths of our planet's crust, it began an extraordinarily lucky series of events ...

Shock as tropical shark caught off Massachusetts in sign of warming waters - Scientists have highlighted the species' ...

Animal charities welcome NatureScot recommendations to reject guga hunt licence - The charities are calling for a permanent ...

For male humpback whales, singing is serious business. Their haunting, complex songs can last for hours and travel for miles ...

A review finds that restricting protein, particularly methionine, isoleucine, and valine, may improve metabolism and ...