Humans can contract toxoplasmosis, too – those who are infected suffer from concentration problems and slow reaction times.

Researchers in Congaree National Park have uncovered how fireflies synchronise their bioluminescent light shows.

A nature photographer in Gran Canaria captured hypnotic close-up footage of blue dragon nudibranchs feasting on prey.

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Like any other barnacle, itstarts life as a plankton, but moults into a very different creature; a ‘cypris’ larva stage, when ...

In the natural world, survival isn’t just about strength or speed—it’s a high-stakes battle of wits, chemistry, and sometimes ...

Alpine ibex are renowned for their apparent gravity-defying ability to scale near-vertical surfaces to feed (on plants and ...

These tiny microorganisms come together to create large, multicellular networks capable of navigating mazes and re-routing ...

The Andean condor is so revered across its range that it features on the national shields of four different countries: Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador. Ecuador has gone a step further, placing ...

Rabies is one of the most feared diseases in the world with good reason, but thankfully now vaccinations are available ...

Actual evidence for Krys' size is very thin, but what isn't disputed is that saltwater crocodiles – Crocodylus porosus – are ...

Cetaceans can be split into two main types: baleen whales (which have a sieve-like structure within their mouth to catch tiny ...