Some animals have remained virtually unchanged for millions of years, surviving through countless environmental changes and ...

Pull your ear forward and it’ll ping back, thanks to the elastic cartilage it’s made up of. Elastic cartilage is actually quite rare as tissue types go, and a pivotal clue during the team’s ...

Discover the fascinating evolutionary story behind the human outer ear, which evolved from fish gills. Learn how nature ...

A recent study has uncovered the surprising evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear, linking it to the gills of ancient fish and marine invertebrates. The research reveals that both structures ...

In place of white blood cells, they have cells known as amebocytes, which are extremely effective at detecting bacterial ...

The age of dinosaurs may have ended 65 million years ago, but not all creatures from their era disappeared. Some prehistoric ...

KENDRAPARA: Four horseshoe crabs which were tagged on August 18 last year at Khandia Muhan estuary near Chandipur beach of Balasore district have been traced at Kasaphala, Talapada and Inchidi ...

Kendrapada: Four tagged horseshoe crabs have been discovered along various beaches in Balasore district providing the first concrete evidence of their movement patterns in Indian waters.

Australian and US scientists discovered a new species of prehistoric snapping turtle after re-examining an unidentified fossil on display in a Northern Territory museum. The new species ...

A growing body of research suggests crabs, lobsters and other animals caught for seafood can feel pain. Scientists are pushing for legal protections to ensure they are treated humanely. Crabs are ...

A ban on installing fossil fuel heating systems such as boilers in new-build homes has come into force on the Isle of Man. The ban does not apply to the installation or replacement of fossil fuel ...