Arthropods belong to an evolutionary branch – the ecdysozoa – that contains about half of all animal species, and the earliest fossil evidence of the group dates back 550 million years ...

Groups of wild chimpanzees with more complex tool-using behaviours tend to be genetically linked, providing evidence for ...

In the first hearing test of live baleen whales, the animals detected much higher frequency sounds than expected, forcing ...

A new volcanic eruption has occurred on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula. It is the sixth in the region this year, according to ...

Spaghetti strands that are 200 times thinner than a human hair could be woven into bandages to help prevent infections ...

Using four telescopes linked together, astronomers have captured an astonishing image of a huge star more than 160,000 light years away ...

Growing wood directly from stem cells could offer an alternative to cutting threatened hardwood trees, but it isn't clear if ...

Endangered Ethiopian wolves feed on the nectar of red hot poker plants, and may transport pollen from flower to flower as ...

Space-time may not be continuous but instead made up of many discrete bits – and we may be able to see their effects near the ...

However, to enhance diversity, companies must adopt a more “youth-ready and youth-friendly approach,” says Matt Lent, chief ...

Quantum computers could get a boost from artificial intelligence, thanks to a model created by Google DeepMind that cleans up ...