With more than one species for every person on the planet, soils are the most diverse habitat on Earth.

Clinical trial funders now insist studies use female participants. But it will still take a long time for our understanding of how medicine affects women to catch up.

Ocean temperatures have hit record highs off the Florida Keys. Scientists and volunteer divers are racing to save these valuable creatures.

Ocean temperatures have hit record highs off the Florida Keys. Scientists and volunteer divers are racing to save these valuable creatures.

Widespread coral bleaching is underway as ocean temperatures hit record highs off the Florida Keys. Scientists and volunteer divers are racing to save these valuable creatures.

It’s not just cats and dogs – we often feel a deep emotional bond with small animals like rabbits and guinea-pigs too.

Trumpetfish are the first known predator to hide behind another animal when hunting.

Of the many qualities that make the zebrafish a model organism, the fact that it shares 70% of the genes humans have makes it an ideal candidate for developmental biology research.

Natural selection changed just 13 genes to separate your Felix and Fluffy from their African wildcat ancestor.