Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

Social mammals are wildly diverse, given that they can be found across all habitats and species. However, a new line of ...

Researchers in Germany assessed lightning risks in livestock-integrated agrivoltaic systems, identifying key injury ...

Marine animals, such as the extremely simple flatworm Trichoplax, are ideal model organisms for studying the early evolutionary origins of animal life processes. Despite measuring only a few ...

New research reveals that elephant trunk whiskers are unlike any other animal's, and could inspire a new generation of robots ...

Standing at the rail of a large cruise ship at sunset, the scene can feel simple: metal, water, and sky. Yet the vessel is rarely alone. A cruise ship travels through the ocean as a moving structure ...

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Life on Earth started in the oceans. Sometime around 475 million years ago, plants began making their way from the water onto the land, and it took another 100 million years for the first animals with ...

Germany is exploring controversial defence research creating bioelectronic insects for surveillance. A startup, SWARM Biotactics, is developing prototypes combining living insects with electronic ...

The video follows the construction of new aviaries and a dedicated tortoise habitat from the ground up Steel frames concrete bases and enclosure walls show how the spaces are taking physical shape Eac ...

Scientists have documented same-sex behavior in many animals. Learn what it means, how it varies, and why human labels can mislead.