Is It Folly to Take Folic Acid?
For mothers-to-be, doctors worldwide advise taking a folic acid supplement. That’s...
Plant has evolved a specialist bird perch
New research sheds light on the world’s most specialised bird perch....
Waving robotic crab arm attracts females
A vigorous wave of the claw can be the key to...
Bed bugs protect their sperm from bacteria
Bed bugs protect their sperm against sexually transmitted infections by producing...
Insects use antibacterial secretions to protect young
Scientists have confirmed that so-called burying beetles coat their young’s food...
Lager-brewing yeast identified in Argentina
Scientists have identified a yeast that led to the discovery of...
Species flee warming faster than previously thought
Animals and plants are shifting their natural home ranges towards the...
Swedish wolves threatened by under-reported poaching
Illegal poaching accounts for over half of all deaths of Swedish...
Spermless mosquitoes hold promise to stop malaria
Scientists have created spermless mosquitoes in an effort to curb the...
How bloodsuckers find their blood
Scientists have identified the heat-sensitive facial nerves used by vampire bats...
Mothers of twins ‘have heavier single babies’
Single babies born to mothers of twins tend to be heavier,...
Dyslexia makes voices hard to discern, study finds
People with dyslexia struggle to recognise familiar voices, scientists suggest. The...
Age-related brain shrinking is unique to humans
The brains of our closest relatives, unlike our own, do not...
Tasmanian devil genome holds secret to survival
Scientists have sequenced the complete genomes of two Tasmanian devils in...
A rare he-she butterfly is born in London’s NHM
A half-male, half-female butterfly has hatched at London’s Natural History Museum....
Over-fished tuna in ‘hot water’, study finds
Two more species of tuna have been added to the Red...
Worms’ sex life yields advantage over parasites
Sex gives worms the power to fight off parasites, report researchers...
Dinosaurs were animal world’s top bone heads
Scientists have compared a dinosaur with several modern-day animals to settle...
Researchers switch on genes with blue pulse
Scientists have developed a technique that could be used to deliver...
Early human fossils unearthed in Ukraine
Ancient remains uncovered in Ukraine represent some of the oldest evidence...
