New research may have solved one of the biggest mysteries in bio-geology by identifying the ancestor of all animal life: a small, worm-like creature that is ove...
Pablo Escobar is arguably the most infamous drug lord and narcoterrorist that has ever lived. In the 1970s, the “King of Cocaine” founded the Medellin Cartel an...
Geckos are famous for their ability to shed their tails to escape from the clutches of death. However, a newly discovered species of gecko takes it one step fur...
New research published in Nature Communications highlights the importance of parrotfish to the healthy growth of Caribbean coral reefs.
Coral reefs are cruci...
For the first time ever, researchers have identified what many may see as just an ‘unassuming brown pebble’ as a highly preserved dinosaur brain.
The specime...
The world's vertebrate populations, which includes all mammals, bird, fish, amphibians and reptiles, have decreased by 58% in just over 40 years. That’s right, ...
American photographer Tim Laman won Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 for his image Entwined lives. It frames a critically endangered Bornean orangutan abo...
A previously unknown frog, no bigger than a thumbnail, has been discovered in the rocky wastelands on the West Coast of India. The new species, named Microhyla ...
Why we should learn to love all insects – not just the ones that work for us
Paul Manning, University of Oxford
Insects, which include more than a million d...
The revelation that the UK’s oldest tree is showing signs of switching sex has sparked much excitement in the world of horticultural science. The Fortingall y...
