The world-famous mathematician Alan Turing found a possible mechanism for iconic animal patterns thanks to differential ...

A new soft auditory brainstem implant (ABI) developed by researchers at EPFL may revolutionize hearing restoration for people ...

The newly described method and prototype machine is called the Oz Vision System, (a not-so-subtle nod to reaching somewhere ...

These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a subtropical coastline. After ...

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass death. Today’s crocodylians are the surviving members of a lineage called ...

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed.

By Stephen Beech Crocodiles' ability to eat almost anything helped their ancestors survive two mass extinctions, suggests new research. The secret to their longevity could help conservationists better ...

The Harvard team has harnessed behaviours that are so reliable they make animals act as robots while still maintaining their ...

The decline of the island’s ice and increasingly volatile weather have made it hard to maintain some Indigenous traditions.

Scientists develop lab-grown model of the human sensory pathway to investigate how pain signals are transmitted to the brain.

A new study published in Neuron00923-1) has shown that rats, like humans, can intentionally recall specific memories without being prompted by external cues or needing to act on those memories.