Hainan gibbon female with infant As the sun breaks over the rainforests of Hainan Island, the soft, golden glow catches...
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Many individuals think of viruses as harmful organisms that invade, infect and even kill. But the reality is very different...
An evolutionary perspective: Who are we? Of the millions of species that have ever existed on this planet, humans have...
Extant hominids, which include apes and humans come from a plant eating ancestry. Early hominids lived in a woodland-savannah environment...
Join the Natural History Museum for an evening with award-winning photographer Anup Shah as he shares his passion for studying animal...
1. How do spiders walk upside-down? Spiders attach themselves to surfaces via the tiny, flexible hairs at the end of...
I attended a seminar last October by Professor Colin Jones, of Queen Mary, University of London, in which he talked...
There is no question about it, we have big heads. Relative to our body size we have the largest brains...
Yes, maybe it's true that there are differing opinions on who we think of as attractive. Indeed, some people think...
Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) There is a paradox in nature conservation, that the efforts taken to protect a species from extinction,...
Warning: this post contains scenes of extreme cuteness and adorability. Reader discretion is advised. Scientists have, for the first time,...