Earthworms reveal an evolutionary mechanism which could defy Darwin

Koalas set to benefit from new genetic screening tool

Study reveals why birds sing more at dawn in tropical forests

Even bumble bee queens need personal days, too

Locations of treats are stored in specialized neural maps

Bed bugs are most likely the first human pest, 60,000 years and counting

New larvae-attracting gel could boost coral reef restoration

30 percent weight loss in mice by restricting one amino acid

New find: Chimpanzees are capable of complex communication

Street smarts: how a hawk learned to use traffic signals to hunt more successfully

Cockroach cyborgs navigate with light-driven helmets

Capuchin monkeys develop bizarre “fad” of abducting baby howlers

Supreme antivenom made from man bitten hundreds of times

Scientists film mouse heart forming in 3D earlier than ever before

Chimpanzees use medicinal leaves to perform first aid

Flamingos create water tornados to trap their prey

New ocean map reveals migratory patterns to aid wildlife conservation

Amphibious robot mimics doggy paddle

More social parrots have a better vocabulary

Scientists have found a way to ‘tattoo’ tardigrades

Printed skin to replace animal testing