Oral sex has also been observed in spotted hyenas, goats and sheep. Fellatio has been documented in fruit bats, with it ...

The Arctic expedition tourists were on a small group trip in Torellneset, Svalbard, in June 2024 when they came across the ...

“Like bones or other teeth in the animal kingdom, the narwhal tusk is a complex composite material whose structure extends from tiny nanoscale building blocks to the visible form of the entire tooth,” ...

It looks a little like a mongoose but belongs to a different subfamily called Euplerinae, which also consists of the fossa and Malagasy civet. With long claws and an endearingly pointed snout, the ...

Humans have long turned to the plant kingdom to alter their minds - for religious rituals, medicine, or recreation. Here are ...

While Japanese knotweed is undoubtedly a formidable invasive species, scientists say some of its reputation has been ...

The bombardier beetle has an insane defence mechanism. Here's how they do it and why scientists experimented with them.

Their spots, an evolutionary adaptation to help them blend in with their environment, allow them to hide from danger and ...

Fairy rings are common on lawns and playing fields, and are normally caused by the fairy ring champignon Marasmius oreades.

Strangely, many snakes cannot resist a porcupine, even though they can be mortally wounded by the quills at the point of swallowing. There is evidence, too, that porcupine-related injuries can turn ...

The world's oldest sperm is 100 million years old, and was found in the body of a female ostracod preserved in amber.

Sightings and DNA tests suggest that large cats such as black leopards are quietly naturalising in Britain. Here’s the whole ...