SCHOOL groups and tourists are visiting a bat-filled cave riddled with Marburg virus, previously flagged as having pandemic potential. “Python Cave”, in western Uganda, is home to tens of ...

Adaptation is essential for survival. Across species, it occurs over many generations through evolution and natural selection ...

Snakes may be best known for slithering. But consider that these animals also perform one of the most extreme feats of posture control found in nature: They can stand nearly straight upright on a ...

Before pythons and anacondas, 47-foot giants slithered through steamy rainforests. These prehistoric snakes redefined what ...

To improve their chances of survival, animals must learn – and that can be dangerous. A new study from the University of Würzburg shows how gradual learning under parental supervision can reduce these ...

Researchers at a Melbourne start-up have taught their “biological computer” made from living human brain cells to play Doom.

The Niagara University Biomedical Research Institute is inviting high school students entering grades 10-12 to “ignite their future in STEM” at a comprehensive, week-long residential workshop. Summer ...

Other near universal welfare issues among small pets — which apply to our cats and dogs, too — include monotonous and unnatural diets, boredom, and lack of enrichment. Pierce said that handling can ...

To improve their chances of survival, animals must learn - and that can be dangerous. A new study from the University of Würzburg shows how gradual ...

Batman/Static: Beyond #4 arrives March 4th with Earth plunged into darkness as Batman and Static work to restore the light Icon and Superman negotiate Earth's entry into the Cooperative, a planetary ...

Scientists have developed a new way to help understand what happens in the body when people consume a plant product and the many chemicals it contains. The Journal of Natural Products published the ...