Originally from southeastern Africa, the turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) lives in seasonal bodies of water that ...

Discoveries from the Isle of Wight have unveiled ancient shellfish fossils that highlight early parental care practices.

Most people on Earth are habitats for mites that spend the majority of their brief lives burrowed, head-first, in our hair ...

Evolution, a new five-part series tells the extraordinary story of how life on Earth has changed over more than four billion ...

Most people on Earth are habitats for mites that spend the majority of their brief lives burrowed, head-first, in our hair ...

As sea temperatures rise, the prefecture’s ubiquitous mozuku is under threat. Scientists believe they are close to a ...

Debates on plastic pollution have raged for decades, focused mainly on the visible pieces fouling the land and sea. But there ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that flowering plants may have begun developing large, animal-friendly fruits long before the ...

Mitochondrial research is moving quickly, and much of the momentum comes from early-career scientists who are opening new questions and building the tools ...

Have you ever puzzled over the meaning of a particular wildlife word or phrase? Then puzzle no more! From the 'Fraser Darling effect' to the 'K-T Boundary', our glossary provides the explanation – in ...

While many of life's mysteries remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living organism, including energy use, reproduction, growth and development. While these ...

South Korea plans to designate a rare dinosaur skeleton, an ancient turtle fossil and coastal tafoni as protected Natural ...