While animals existed before the Cambrian Explosion, in a period known as the Ediacaran, they’ve been hard to study as they rarely fossilise. Generally, the only reminders of these animals are trace ...

Insects exhibit remarkable sensory capabilities, including keen vision, sensitive olfaction, and tactile receptors, enabling them to navigate and interact with their surroundings proficiently.

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that ...

Contrary to the notion of pets being able to communicate with spirits, the concept of a sixth sense refers to an ...

Have you ever felt like your dog had a sixth sense? We know they have outstanding hearing (they’re at our door waiting when ...

The sense of touch is useful to feel physical forces such as bites, changes in temperature, texture, etc. Some animals have ...

In the hippocampus, a critical brain region for learning and memory, new cells emerge in some people into late adulthood, ...

The analysis revealed that the bolder hermit crabs have more sensilla located on the claw’s surface. Additionally, more ...

Water and air pose completely different challenges to animals on a number of levels.

If you have ever looked closely into a rockpool along the U.K. coastline, you may have been lucky enough to find a tiny ...

Nearly two million people worldwide have lost the simple ability to feel steady. Now researchers have developed an ...

As visual creatures, the canine sense of smell is difficult for humans to understand and to appreciate. We can’t see odors. However, the dog’s nose is the organ most people are curious about ...