From the hot pink apple snail eggs that cling to cypress trees to trampled sugarcane crops, signs of invasive species are ...

Honeybees can solve simple addition and subtraction problems and even possess some understanding of the concept of zero ...

Blue blood may look alien, but it’s one of evolution’s most elegant solutions to life in extreme environments. Here’s how ...

While late M-stars are the easiest places to find Earth-sized planets, a new study suggests they are biological dead ends where animal life may never find enough fuel to evolve.

Despite the vast differences in human and bee brains, both of us can do mathematics. As we argue in a new paper published in ...

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

Conservationists have described 2025 as year of the octopus after enormous numbers were seen in the south west. This year has been named ‘year of the octopus’ in the south west (Kirsty Andrews/PA) It ...

Divers and snorkellers reported numerous sightings, including of multiple octopuses, with the “alien” animals witnessed walking, mating and even grabbing at an underwater camera, while fishers were ...

It has been the “year of the octopus” in seas off the south west of England, as warm conditions led to the biggest bloom in numbers for 75 years. Divers and snorkellers reported numerous sightings, ...

Earth hosts a variety of alien-like species, from the ribbon worm and syphonophore to the carnivorous pitcher plant and star-nosed mole, showcasing extreme adaptations. After being arrested, Chinese ...