biology Archives

Turtles choose their egg-laying date

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.

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.

An Australian illustrator has fused science and art to help save an endangered species – the Asian elephant.

Half of the world’s population of our endangered native swift parrots has been spotted in one flock in one location.

Australian scientists led team who found a rat that’s lost its ability to chew, gulping down earthworms instead.

Lurking in our guts is a wide variety of microscopic parasites – and they’re more common than you think.