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, ...
Rampant overfishing has decimated shark populations in the eastern Red Sea. A new study shines a spotlight on the many shark species struggling to survive the s...
Perhaps the most symbolic gesture of progress is the first footfall on new land. Think Neil Armstrong, for example. The first footprint on terra firma - one gia...
The enigmatic Greenland shark has puzzled scientists for years. Growing to over 5 meters long, it spends its days swimming in the cool waters of the North Atlan...
New research from the University of Oxford and the University of Queensland has shown that fish can learn to recognise human faces despite lacking neocortical s...
Relationship advice seems to rain down upon us from all angles; the in-laws, magazines, chat shows, but did you ever expect to be taking tips from a hermaphrodi...
What do savannah cats, killer bees and the trusty mule have in common? They are all hybrids: the result of two different parent species interbreeding. Although ...
For the first time, evidence presented from Macquarie University, Australia demonstrates how shark personalities can vary. This finding follows recent research ...
A new study indicates that fish personalities can be influenced and changed by social context — meaning fish may be more complex and socially aware than we prev...
Sharks, skates and rays have the ability to locate their prey by detecting the electrical signals that an animal gives off as it moves. Key to this ability is t...