biology Archives

Human eye cells grown on cicada wings

Cicada wings can kill bacteria and promote cell-growth, new research has revealed.

Bat communities can sustain, and even increase, after fire, new research claims.

Experts are detecting corals best placed to survive a warmer world, and hope to use them to recolonise damaged reefs.

Some turtles can halt the development of their eggs until the timing is right, new research has revealed.

Crocodile jaw strength can be measured by length, new research has revealed – and shorter is better.

Two new species of brightly-coloured rainbow skink have been identified by experts.

Genes are to blame for the disease that has wiped out much of the Tasmanian devil population, researchers say.

Stunning, mysterious and diverse, Australia’s 1700 orchids are the jewels of our flowering plants.

Ancient bacteria found thriving beneath a frozen lake could hold clues to life on other planets.

Scientists have shed light on a mystery: how diving mammals hunt the depths for food without getting the bends.