Animal-free testing methods are being increasingly explored and implemented as an alternative to animal models, in efforts to provide a more accurate prediction of a drug candidate’s efficacy and ...

A completely new order of marine sponges has been found by researchers at the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University. The sponge order, named Vilesida, produces substances that could be used in drug ...

Introducing: Season 2 of 30 Animals That Made Us SmarterIntroducing: Season 2 of 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter ...

A vertebra of a polar bear excavated from the sediments at the Arne Qvamgrotta cave in Norway (Trond Klungseth Lodoen/Bournemouth University/PA) The remains of 46 types of mammals, fish and birds, ...

Film-maker Paul Rosolie will be 'eaten alive' by an anaconda during a TV show, angering animal rights activists Facebook: Paul Rosolie Animal rights group Peta are demanding that the Discovery Channel ...

Professor Matthew Cobb explores the theories, mysteries and controversies that surround the first animals to appear and inhabit the Earth. All animals from sponges to jellyfish to insects to sharks to ...

The remains of animals dating back more than 10,000 years have been found in a cave in northern Norway providing the oldest example of an animal community living in the European Arctic region.

The official Animal Planet monthly magazine launches in the UK on 16 February and will target children aged between seven and 10. Discovery says the content of the magazine will reflect the core brand ...

Deadline day has arrived for Sky, which is unlikely to reach a deal with Discovery Communications over its portfolio of 13 channels. Unless the two companies come to an agreement, the following ...

The remains of 46 types of mammals, fish and birds, dating back more than 10,000 years have been found in a cave in northern Norway providing the oldest example of an animal community living in the ...