Natural muscle fibers are made up of spring-like proteins that can contract and stretch without losing their original form, dissipate mechanical energy as heat and maintain incredible tensile strength ...

Did you know there's an animal that's part vegetable? Here's why... The Costasiella sea slug above – also known as the ‘leaf sheep’ and ‘Shaun-the-sheep slug’ - is a photosynthetic animal. It spends ...

It's that time of year again – and my personal favorite corner of science to look back on – when we recap the many fascinating discoveries in the plant and animal kingdom that made headlines in 2025.

In 2016, Indonesia forestry police officials seized evidence of rare animal skins. Credit: Jefta Images/Future Publishing via Getty Images Whether people realize it or not, traces of the global ...

The UK science minister has proposed a new nationwide strategy to replace animal testing with emerging technology and alternative methods as soon as possible. Specific alternatives mentioned in the ...

You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the last of the northern white rhinos. But scientists are only beginning to ...

India’s cultivated meat industry just got a big boost, with a first-of-a-kind animal stem cell biobank listing proteins as a key priority. India has opened its first animal stem cell biobank at the ...

LUPTON, MI – A short trail at this Up North state park shows off a rare northern fen and has a long list of things to see, including uncommon plants and animals. Along this just 0.8-mile loop at Rifle ...

The rise of the plant-based movement has seen sales of alt meat, fish and dairy products soaring. Such is its success, the plant-based market is now valued at $23.89bn (€20.34bn) and growing at a CAGR ...

A global study has shown that countries which consume more plant-based proteins -- such as chickpeas, tofu and peas -- have longer adult life expectancies. Scientists studied food supply and ...