Domestic cats destroy over one million native animals a day – but Australians still find it hard to accept their own cute little moggie could be a killer

Harnessing natural insect power can. with proper management, have higher efficacy than resorting to harmful chemicals

Letters: Readers respond to George Monbiot’s article about the damage caused by organic, pasture-fed beef and lamb

Smaller animals have larger brains relative to their bodies.

A phenomenal cache from 6,500 years ago.

An international team of scientists has discovered a previously unknown extinct ant species encased in a unique piece of amber from Africa. Using the X-ray light source PETRA III at the German Electron ...

Get moving.

A recent study headed by University of Maryland scientists explains why small mammals like bats live such long lives. The big brown bat, which is the most common type of bat in the United States, has an incredibly long lifespan of up to 19 years. One of the…

If you spend any time online or watching infomercials, you might think there's a single secret to health, happiness, and well-being. It would be nice if it were that easy, but in the real world, there is no magic pill, potion, or gadget that can guarantee…

Griffith University and a multi-national team of archaeologists have found the skeletal remains of a hunter-gatherer, whose lower left leg was amputated by a skilled prehistoric surgeon 31,000 years ago. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

The ancient branch is long gone.

Unrecognized, unexplored, and uncharted.

TEHRAN: Iranian police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse a protest rally in the country’s west following the funeral ceremony for a young woman who died while in police custody in Tehran earlier this week, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.…

A mechanical digger has accidently revealed an ancient burial cave in Israel from the Late Bronze Age. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

Rare Chinese fossil teeth have changed scientists' beliefs about the evolution of vertebrates. An international team of scientists has found toothed fish remains that date back 439 million years, which suggests that the ancestors of modern chondrichthyans…

They nearly gave up hope.

The brain's hemispheres are not equal. At first glance, the human body seems to be symmetrical: two arms, two legs, two eyes, two ears, and even the nose and mouth appear to be mirrored on an imaginary axis that divides most people's faces. Finally, the brain…