Fresh research advances the date of human ancestors

A disorder that causes hair to appear an over the body has been traced to a mutant gene

A new finding suggests that bees may have been around about 100 million years before flowering plants appeared

The tiny fruit fly (Drosophila bifurca) holds the record for the longest sperm. Researcher Scott Pitnick of Bowling Green state university, Ohio, found that the fly produces sperm that are 60mm

Canadian researchers have identified the first species of toilet-trained fish - pikes select secluded areas to deposit their faeces to safeguard against being detected by their prey (New

"Shut up and die," the orchid's flower tells its petals once it is pollinated. But the language used is not known to us - it is chemical talk and in orchids, ethylene does the talking. Now,

A theory developed to study chess and poker offers an insight into why some animals cheat

Scientists claim to have identified the constituent of human blood that destroys a parasite which plays havoc with livestock

What powers an insect's flight?

Geologists have found in Mexico the filssil remains of a multicellular organism which is believed to have lived about 15 million years before the oldest known. The organism, resembling