The world’s life-forms reproduce sexually in a bewildering variety of ways, even though scientists still aren’t sure why they bother.

A man in Australia recently had a rare encounter with one of the country's most fascinating creatures: the lyrebird.

Somewhere beneath tropical waves, a sea slug the size of a house cat pulls off a move that stops divers cold. Meet the ...

Around 100 million years ago, a group of sea snails abandoned the one thing that should have kept them alive—their shells.

A SLIMY black sea creature has washed up on a popular UK beach – leaving many wondering exactly what it could be. The “slug-like” animal was spotted by a dog walker at Traeth Treaddur Bay in Anglesey, ...

A giant marine slug was found beached in Anglesey by a dogwalker, baffling some experts. The bizarre creature was later identified as a sea hare, a marine snail more commonly called a ‘sea slug’.

A SLIMY black sea creature has washed up on a popular UK beach – leaving many wondering exactly what it could be. The “slug-like” animal was spotted by a dog walker at Traeth Treaddur Bay in Anglesey, ...

A new species of marine mollusk discovered in the Caribbean has been named after the 40-year-old goalkeeper. Michael Reaves/Getty Images Vozinha was one of the standout performers in this summer’s ...

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Lovebirds are unusual not just because of their shameless PDA, but because they choose one mate for life. While more than 90 ...

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week DNA sampling is revealing fungi thriving ...