The octopus is an exceptional organism with an extremely complex brain and cognitive abilities that are unique among invertebrates. So much so that in some ways it has more in common with vertebrates ...

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Artificial photosynthesis is being developed by researchers to help make food production more energy-efficient on Earth, and maybe one day on Mars. For millions of years, photosynthesis has evolved in plants to turn water, carbon dioxide, and the energy from…

The Earth has had at least five major ice ages, and humans showed up in time for the most recent one. In fact, we’re still in it.

Bronze Age artifacts found in China were burned to commune with 'another realm.'

Al-Husseina Amadou was just one of thousands of girls in west Africa who are still bought cheaply as a wahaya, or ‘fifth wife’

In 2018, archaeologists made a staggering discovery in Swaga Swaga Game Reserve in central Tanzania: 52 previously undocumented rock shelters, deliberately painted with rock art. Weathering had mostly destroyed all but a handful; but of those that

Ex-pats continually reconstruct mental simulations of scenes, smells, sounds and sights from those places – sometimes causing stressful feelings and anxiety.

According to new research, eating eggs may increase the quantity of heart-healthy metabolites in the blood, which may help explain why moderate egg consumption is protective against cardiovascular disease Researchers recently published findings in the journal…

Letters: There can be no one unifying theory, writes Prof Jonathan Bard, while Nicholas Maxwell looks to the role of purposive actions and Pete Bibby says the fittest theory will survive

Climate change just got even more terrifying.

Climate change just got even more terrifying.

Researchers led by members of Oxford University's Department of Biology have found rare colonies of the wild ancestors of common domestic and feral pigeons.

An artist’s observations, two botanists’ suspicions, and DNA tests uncover a case of mistaken identity among giant water plants

This NAIDOC Week, with the effects of climate change affecting Australia, It’s beyond time to listen to First Nations people who have extensive knowledge of caring for Country.

If the UK government is to cut methane emissions by 30% before 2030, it needs fewer cows and more crops.

Botanical researchers representing a coalition of more than 10 institutions have discovered an oak tree once thought to be extinct, and now in immediate need of conservation within Big Bend National Park ...

According to new evidence, yunnanozoans were some of the earliest vertebrates to evolve, representing a crucial transition stage from the floppy forms of old to the rigid skeletons of today.

A new study describes the structure of the integrative wisdom model.