Nature

Could sleeping with chickens ward off mosquito-borne malaria? © Getty Images

How free-range are free-range chickens?

Why are pigeons such a successful city bird? © Getty Images

Why are pigeons such a successful city bird?

If life on Earth is constantly evolving, why do we still have life forms such as amoebas? © Getty Images

If life on Earth is constantly evolving, why do we still have life forms such as amoebas?

Researchers are deciphering the way these pack animals communicate and it seems that facial expressions, rather than sounds or scents, hold the key. © Getty Images

How translating wolf facial expressions could help us understand domesticated dogs

The genetic hunt for the Loch Ness monster © Getty Images

The genetic hunt for the Loch Ness Monster – Neil Gemmell

Bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) Seaquarium du Grau du Roi, France © Getty Images

First ever omnivorous sharks identified

Down on the farm: six unusual studies on our favourite livestock © Getty Images

Down on the farm: 6 unusual studies on our favourite livestock

© Tom Kleindinst

Octopuses high on MDMA become touchy-feely

Is autism found in any other animals? © Getty

Is autism found in any other animals?

Is it possible for humans and chimpanzees to interbreed? © Getty

Is it possible for humans and chimpanzees to interbreed?

What's the biggest butterfly in the world? © Alamy

What’s the biggest butterfly in the world?

Beluga whales and narwhals go through menopause © Getty Images

Beluga whales and narwhals go through menopause

Why do dogs tilt their head when you speak to them? © Getty Images

Why do dogs tilt their head when you speak to them?

Bee Orchid var. Friburgensis, Ophrys apifera, Somerset, England © Getty Images

How have plants evolved to mimic insects when they don’t have vision?