Biology

The science behind why people become lefties remains inconclusive.

Among the earliest fossils, one marine creature has long baffled scientists.

The finding could help scientists better understand how organs are formed in the body.

The parasite infects a staggering 30-50% of the world’s population.

There may have been two periods when conditions on the lunar surface were sufficient to support simple lifeforms.

Tree shrews are a small mammal species native to southeast Asia.

“A rarely seen horror.”

The Gaia hypothesis proposes that life, through its interactions with the Earth’s crust, oceans, and atmosphere, produced a stabilising effect which has enabled it to survive under conditions which would have wiped it out on non-regulating planets.

Organisms grew larger to spread their offspring as far as possible, according to a new study.

How close are we to becoming a T. Rex dinner?

Findings suggest that psychedelics could be used to treat a host of mood and anxiety disorders, such as depression, anxiety, addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Currently, most anti-depressants are based on one hypothesis of how the mental disorder arises.

The animal resembled a wolf but had some unusual characteristics.

Researchers transplanted the "memories" using genetic material.

Puppies appear the cutest at the point at which their mothers stop weaning them, according to a new study.

Regal jumping spiders can jump six times their own body length.

Ichthyosaurs were large marine reptiles that roamed the seas during the age of the dinosaurs.

The snake can eat prey up to four times bigger than what they would be capable of swallowing whole, giving them a survival advantage.

The Scottish wildcat is one of the rarest animals in the world.

The incident took place on December 2, 2016 off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Solenodon has been described as a “living fossil” because the animal has remained virtually unchanged throughout its 76-million-year history.

Animals with abnormalities like this rarely survive for long.

The species of the fish could not be clearly identified.

A genetic technique could uncover potential new treatments for diseases by studying the animal kingdom.

The egg is three times bigger than a normal egg.

“There are a lot of members of the church who aren’t on board with evolution."

Magic mushrooms' hallucinogenic effects might keep insects away, but it doesn't stop humans.

Male proboscis monkeys with the biggest noses have the most number of females in their harems, according to a new study.

The animals were gathered from depths of up to 16,000 feet by the research ship Investigator during a month-long voyage in 2017.

The first organism to be able to walk actually never did.