Caves are one of the most mysterious habitats on earth, a habitat that is dark, lacks sunlight, has a constant temperature, and food is limited. However, after millions of years, some animals have ...

Lord of the Flies has become such a shorthand for a descent into savagery, a warning of what lies beneath the surface of ...

Evolution often involves losing traits like eyesight or flight when they are no longer advantageous, demonstrating a focus on efficiency and adaptation. Cavefish lose eyes through epigenetic changes, ...

For humans, feces are last on the list of things we’d place near our mouth. In the animal world, that reaction does not ...

A study on worms led by researchers from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in the US has uncovered a previously ...

We humans have long viewed ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution. People label other species as “primitive” or “ancient” and ...

This football-sized creature could grind its teeth like a hard-core plant-eater, back before that was really a thing — and it ...

Dolphins developed streamlined bodies and other adaptations when they transitioned from land to water 50 million years ago. Credit: Pexels.com.

Recent 2025 studies reveal the biological functions behind seemingly strange animal behaviors. From chimpanzees using plants as medicine and orcas coordinating hunts with dolphins, to eagles gathering ...

The prolific filmmaker, the focus of a retrospective at IFFR 2026, discussed his career and craft during a Rotterdam event.