Mistreating a dog may come back to bite you.
Scientists have long known that childhood abuse, neglect, and trauma can have lifelong consequences in humans. Now, a study by Harvard scientists links early adversity to similar effects in our oldest domesticated species.
In a study of nearly…
The spider-tailed horned viper contains the raw ingredients of two of the world’s most common phobias: arachnophobia (fear of spiders) and ophidiophobia (fear of snakes).
The only way it could possibly up the ante would be if it was hanging out on a high ledge (acrophobia) wearing a clown…
Dogs can show signs of addiction to their toys that are similar to those displayed by humans with gambling issues, new research…
A significant and rare discovery has been made in the Gulf of Naples, where a vast white coral reef, containing…
As Halloween draws near, images of burials gone wrong can easily become horror movie fare: hands bursting from the ground; the…
Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by the climate crisis, while more than half of the world’s bird species are in decline due…
Scientists have captured the first direct evidence of a bat catching and eating a bird in mid-air, confirming long-standing theories about the…
Shifting to a high-fibre diet can prevent, and even reverse, a common liver disease caused by dietary fructose, a new study has found.
Consuming…
A skeleton discovered on Dorset’s Jurassic coast has been identified as a new species of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the…
