Dung beetles can lift 50 times their weight and play a crucial role in the animal kingdom clean. Here's how these bugs help the environment.

When you contemplate what foods beetles eat, it is tempting to say “just about everything.” Beetles eat a wide range of things, from carrion and plants to carpet fibers, dung, and even the roses in ...

African wild dogs are carnivores always thought to hunt in packs. But new DNA analysis has found they also eat small birds ...

Fifty years since reunification, the fall of Saigon is a distant memory and microbreweries, cool cafes and Michelin-lauded ...

Scientists at the University College London (UCL) have found a way of turning cow dung from farms into cellulose fibres, ...

Get to know the bat-eared fox, an insect-eating creature found in the grasslands and savannas of Africa (and also the ...

Carcass caching is not just a survival tactic, it's a complex behavior that reflects the adaptability and resourcefulness of ...

You’ve probably heard of Africa’s Big Five—lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo. But beyond the dramatic wildlife ...

Human beings are a panicky species – quick to fear and slow to understand. Over much of our evolutionary history, this ...