Ancient animal survival secrets

Bones create an internal armature that on some animals, such as an elephant or cow, appear quite stiff and rigid, but on others, such as the cheetah, they are gracile, loose and flexible, allowing for

What the scientists are saying… The oldest ...

It all used to be so simple. The story of how we – that is Homo sapiens, today’s humans – emerged from Africa and spread across what’s become Europe and Asia was a neat, straightforward narrative. It

These mysterious fish are one of the least understood creatures of the ocean.

The cloning of animals – pets, farm animals, racehorses – is today done routinely on an industrial scale. Bianca Bosker investigates

Beneath its shell, this cephalopod’s anatomy has allowed it to survive over half a billion years on Earth