While one might assume that lowering huge white blocks of concrete into the sea was an attempt at dumping construction waste ...

Researchers have discovered self-destructing immune cells in planarian flatworms. The cells commit suicide within minutes to ...

Fossils found in Canada suggest animal movement and sexual reproduction began 5 million to 10 million years earlier than ...

A spectacular fossil site in Canada contains 567-million-year-old creatures that may represent some of the earliest animals to move, reproduce sexually, and develop recognizable body plans. The ...

“Some of our recent modelling work has shown that down-the-drain “wash off” of pet parasiticides is likely the major route of contamination in freshwaters, and the concentrations we see in the wild ...

Campbell's keeled glass snails have reached a major conservation milestone on Norfolk Island. Over one thousand critically endangered snails have now been released onto the island. This marks a ...

Scientists say idled tankers are incubating invaders built to survive anywhere on the planet.

The Halicephalobus mephisto that was found at a depth of 1.3 kilometers inside a gold mine in South Africa overturns what we ...

Reproduction is central to the survival of all living organisms. Over millions of years, animal species on Earth have evolved a remarkable variety of mating strategies, ranging from physical fights ...

The value of basic science in insect biology is no more evident than when a crisis arises involving a devastating insect pest ...

Millions of sperm do not always compete alone—some species send them into action as coordinated teams. A sweeping ...

"It is frequently suggested that a high intelligence from the evolutionary standpoint can be equated with 'superiority,'" ...