A friendly female wild fox has been frequently paying visits to a woman, even helping herself to a good, cozy night’s sleep ...

A descendant of Sicilian progenitors, this daisy-family plant appeared in the UK, escaped from a botanical garden, and began ...

Experts are sounding the alarm about a tiny brown bug that can cause significant damage to gardens. While it might appea ...

Mice, fish, birds or rats were used in the vast majority (95%) of procedures, and these animals have been the most used for more than a decade. According to the data, procedures on specially protected ...

A lecture series can promise much.  But one run out of a corporatised university comes with its own burdens and ...

Dogs have been man's best friend for over 30,000 years, and their domestication is believed to have happened when certain ...

Marriage’s® has expanded its small animal range to cater for the individual nutritional needs of five additional species ...

UK scientists discovered that ‘switching off’ a protein (IL-11) can significantly increase the healthy lifespan of mice by ...

According to the Dover District Council, all snakes are protected in the United Kingdom under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Schedule 5. This means that it is illegal to kill, injure or sell ...

A common food dye can turn the skin of living mice transparent, but we don't yet know if it'll work in humans.

A new map collating important data could be used to introduce more robust protections for blue carbon in UK waters.

Mucus is a pretty amazing substance as it prevents slugs from drying out, makes it difficult for predators to grasp them, and ...