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Contraception may be the only key to controlling a population boom in feral hippos living in Colombian rivers near Pablo Escobar's former estate.

A citizen science project which saw children and their families trap 19,000 ants has identified how different species are coping with climate change in Denmark

Toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by a parasite found in cat faeces, is spread from house cats to wild animals living near cities

The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow is the world's last chance to spur real action on global warming. But what issues are at stake - and what does a good outcome look like?

Fishers in the Netherlands caught an enormous, bright-yellow catfish recently. The species is common, but the yellow body may be the result of a genetic disorder.

Motivated older people have better outcomes when it comes to general health, researchers say.

Post-genomic analysis of the regulation of synapses in a rodent hippocampus sheds new light on the interaction of proteins and lipids within the synaptic membrane.

Here's exactly how to use an electric toothbrush, as explained by dentists.

Glial cells coordinate immune responses in the gut following infection. Researchers report glial cells could be targets for therapeutics to treat inflammatory bowel disorders.

When dysfunctional, somatostatin interneurons drive brain activity and provoke seizures.

Find out exactly; What is DOMS? Plus, how can you ease the pain to make facing your next workout a little easier?

Researchers created a form of artificial vision for a blind woman with the aid of a brain implant position in the visual cortex. The results pave the way for the creation of visual brain prosthetics to help the blind to ...

Three giant statues of ram heads -- at least one of which had a cobra on top -- have been discovered south of Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egyptologists announced.

A sample of saliva placed on a strip and analysed with a smartphone camera can reveal if a person has ingested cannabis in the last 12 hours

A 99-million-year-old crab trapped in amber might show us when the shelled animals moved into freshwater

Newly published research details how a team of scientists successfully created a form of artificial vision for a blind woman using a brain implant.

Personal carbon allowances were once deemed to be too far ahead of the curve, but the time may finally be right for a revival, writes Graham Lawton

A microscrope image showing how the body fights off tuberculosis bacteria has been shortlisted in the Royal Society of Biology's 2021 Photography Competition

Space probes will be the first to explore the furthest reaches of our solar system and beyond. To make discoveries like finding alien life, they will need to think more like humans, says NASA's Steve Chien

Standard clinical trials used to test new medicines are slow and cumbersome. The pandemic has shown that a new kind of trial is far quicker, but is it reliable enough?

Doom-filled facts will never be enough to tackle climate change. Here is why hope is more important than ever, writes Katharine Hayhoe

Researchers have developed a new method to profile the activity of cellular genes involved in correcting DNA damage, and applied this method to pave the way for dramatic improvements to genome editing technologies.