The discovery challenges a 370-million-year-old assumption that only vertebrates could be top ocean predators.

Though the idea of roaming around boneless is foreign to us as humans, it is actually the state of the vast majority of life ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Schoenherr’s blue weevil (Eupholus schoenherri) a spectacular blue and turquoise beetle from Indonesian New Guinea. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Many of Australia’s natural places are in a poor state. While important work is being done to protect particular species, we must also take a broader approach to returning entire ecosystems to their ...

Insects, worms and other small animals that carry out vital functions for life on earth have declined by 45 per cent on average over 35 years, threatening human health, water quality and food supplies ...

Living organisms can be divided into producers, consumers, and more, depending on what they eat. Producers create their own nutrients using light energy. Plants and phytoplankton are typical examples.

FRANKLIN the cuttlefish considered the juicy prawn meat morsel in front of her. As mouth-watering as it looked, she resisted temptation and waited for her favourite meal to become available – live ...

Invertebrates dominate the animal kingdom, making up 97 percent of all creatures. These animals, lacking a backbone, display incredible diversity. From microscopic mites to giant squid, their ...

Marine invertebrates are impacted by the rising levels of underwater noise produced by humans, but the production of underwater noise is not only difficult to control, but the direct effect on marine ...

Up until the mid-1980s, human babies didn't feel pain. Of course that's not actually true, but due to research conducted in the 18th and early 19th centuries, it was an attitude that still lingered ...