Every cow, on average, produces 80kg to 100kg (CH4) of methane per year, a gas that has the nasty habit of depleting the ozone layer. The reason for this is enteric - in other words, it's related to ...

Dicraeosaurus dinosaur via Shutterstock Huge dinosaurs stored vital minerals in bones under their skin (osteoderms) to help them survive, a study has found. These 'skin bones' helped some of the ...

Delicate fluttering wings, fascinating hovering motions, dainty, beautiful yet extremely precious in indicating the health of ecosystems, and overall environmental quality, dragonflies are one of ...

Elephants have evolved a novel strategy for regulating body temperature, which allows them to endure soaring temperatures during the day without succumbing to heat stress. Scientists at the University ...

Costa Rica has long been renowned for its incredible biodiversity; a small, yet environmentally rich country that is home to over 5% of the entire world's animal and plant species. Lying along its ...

Oceanic Conveyor Belt; Credit: UNEP Think island, think nature, think ocean, think tranquillity and think pristine. Natural islands have always been escape destinations from the concrete jungle chaos ...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, it is said - and according to the latest research on bird's perception of color, we are missing out on much of the show, when it comes to dazzling avian plumage.

The field of Soft Nanotechnology moves in devious ways with natural and artificial fabrics. Titanium of course is expensive, with this hoarding costing £100 extra to have the coating. The ...

Size transformations can happen much faster in animals that live in the water. An increase from rabbit-sized to elephant-sized would take at least five million generations, but the equivalent change ...

Biodiversity improves water quality and helps ecosystems to withstand pressures from pollution, according to a new study published yesterday in the journal Nature. The new study is the first to ...

Coyote via Shutterstock The European settlement of North America was bad news for wolves, but good news for coyotes whose continued thriving is now threatening the very genetic identity of the wolf as ...

Artist's Rendering of Shieldcroc (Aegisuchus witmeri); Credit: Orginal artwork by Henry P. Tsai, University of Missouri Crocodiles and their relatives the crocodyliforms, go back a long way and were ...