Have you ever witnessed an animal seemingly frozen in place with a sneer on their face? This likely isn’t the result of an expressive or judgmental animal. Rather, the animal is assessing its ...

In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.

In humans, chronic high blood pressure forces the heart to work too hard. The muscle of the left ventricle thickens in defense, a condition called hypertrophy. Eventually, this leads to fibrosis, ...

Dr Khan said: "Here's why you should always wash your hands after you use the bathroom. Now, I know most of you guys do, but ...

Discover why the binturong smells like popcorn and how scent helps this rainforest mammal communicate, mark territory, and survive.

A University of Vermont-led study has forced marine biologists to rethink how whales shape ocean chemistry, showing that these animals transport enormous quantities of nutrients horizontally across ...

As the much loved British beauty brand, started in Brighton 1976, celebrates it's milestone 50th birthday, we take a look ...

This new insight builds on a 2010 discovery known as the "whale pump," a system in which whales feed in deep waters and then poop near the surface, pushing nutrients up toward plankton.