Sea snakes are certainly amongst the most extraordinary reptiles - only a few reptile groups have succeeded in adopting an entirely marine existence, and sea sn...
It might look like not much more than an over-sized shrew, but the solenodons (the Cuban solenodon, Solenodon cubanus, and the Hispaniolan solenodon, Solenodon ...
Ever since Darwin’s famous observations of the Galapagos finches, the wonderful and vast diversity of bird beaks has provided a wealth of examples of natural se...
Corals are curious organisms – there really isn’t anything quite like them elsewhere in the animal kingdom. The coral skeleton is formed from calcium carbonate ...
How did life begin? Some of the greatest minds have been struggling with this enormous question throughout history. A new study may have uncovered something rat...
Look at your hands – probably something you don’t stop to consider much, if at all. They’re such an intrinsic part of ourselves, and the that way we live day-to...
The Golden Age of Exploration has come and gone, and it’s hard to believe there’s still much left to discover in today’s modern world. But every now and then so...
Next time you find yourself reaching for an orange from a fruit bowl, or taking a banana out of your lunchbox, just take a moment to appreciate the sweet and va...
The further you go back in evolutionary time, the more bizarre life seems to get. There are a plethora of fossils, dating back to the infancy of animal evolutio...
