Europe’s wild bees and butterflies are facing an escalating extinction crisis, a new…
Therapies to alter behaviour could be the most effective first step to cure irritable bowel…
People around the world are fascinated by how ancient civilizations managed to move massive weights for their iconic monuments without the modern technologies at our disposal today. One of them are the Rapa Nui people and how they transported…
Some ichthyosaurs are too old, and some ichthyosaurs are too young. But a new species of marine reptile is the perfect age — that is, for revealing one of the most mysterious periods in the ichthyosaur fossil record.
According to a new study…
This summer 2025 saw a huge uptick in chikungunya virus cases — a mosquito-borne illness — in China’s Guangdong Province. Since then, cases have shifted from Southern China to other areas of the globe, including France and Italy.
A report in…
For some dogs, the thrill of the chase doesn’t fade when the ball stops rolling. They’ll paw at couch cushions, skip dinner, and wait by the door for one more throw. To many, it’s an amusing quirk — but scientists say it may be something…
The spider-tailed horned viper contains the raw ingredients of two of the world’s most common phobias: arachnophobia (fear of spiders) and ophidiophobia (fear of snakes).
The only way it could possibly up the ante would be if it was hanging out…
Dogs can show signs of addiction to their toys that are similar to those…
A significant and rare discovery has been made in the Gulf of
