A bacterium living quietly in the intestines of a tiny tree frog has done something cancer researchers spend careers chasing: ...

A new study reports that bacteria found in the intestines of Japanese tree frogs show remarkable promise in treating colorectal cancer. A research team from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and ...

Despite their name, tree hyraxes — small, furry, nocturnal African mammals — don’t always live in trees. In Tanzania’s Pare ...

Japanese researchers have identified a naturally occurring bacterium that shows promise as a treatment for a specific type of cancer. In a study published in the ...

To gasps of delight, our guide Nestor Toussaint points out the St Lucia parrot, the island’s vibrant, vocal national bird and ...

More than a dozen Bornean elephants have been killed — including five beheaded — in Malaysia in the past 18 months, the ...

Ever saw the tiniest sculpture to ever exist? Well, you can’t! The sculpture is so small that it is not visible to the human ...

There is more to hibernation than having a long winter’s nap, says Norfolk Wildlife Trust conservation officer Robert Morgan.

The three newly discovered species, Nectophrynoides saliensis, Nectophrynoides luhomeroensis, and Nectophrynoides uhehe, were ...

The discovery not only adds to our understanding of amphibians but also highlights the need to protect the fragile ...

A scientist has offered an update on the blue dogs that were found at the Chernobyl site, offering a surprising reason for ...

Bizarre changes in animal behaviour and appearance have unfolded at the highly reactive Chernobyl site in the 40 years since ...