We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints that poorly understood prions may have been the vital missing ingredient ...

While most of us know baby horses are adorable, the majority of people don’t realize the process involved in equine ...

I’m a fairly serious person, usually sticking with facts, data and science. But occasionally I enjoy a good joke or a bout of silliness. Actually, anyone who has been reading these columns or has been ...

They dominated the earth for 200 million years and numerous different species can still be found all over the world: mosses, horsetails and ferns. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for ...

The spawning event at the Moore Reef on Sunday night was witnessed by marine biologists, videographers, and PhD students from UTS Sydney and was part of a reef-wide synchronised reproduction cycle ...

In a breakthrough moment for reef recovery spawning of new coral planted by hand off the coast of Cairns has been documented on video for the first time in Australia. The spawning event at the Moore ...

Is climate change altering the seasonal patterns of marine species? With the monsoon extending unusually long this year, Mumbai’s coastline has become a site of unexpected marine activity. Nature ...

1. Mechanisms causing costs of reproduction in birds are poorly understood. Here we focus on the renewing of feathers (=moult) which may be a possible physiological link between successive breeding ...

A major citizen science program, led by Reef Authority, is working with around 80 dive instructors, Traditional Owners and school teachers to learn how to collect critical data, assess coral health ...