The third-largest outbreak in history of the deadly Marburg virus was sparked by a single jump of the pathogen from an animal to humans, preliminary genomic evidence shows. The outbreak began last ...

A furious council tenant has criticised the local authority over a mound of rubbish bags in the garden next door he claims is attracting vermin and foul odours to his home. John Powell, of ...

The 550-million-year-old Quaestio simpsonorum is the first fossil to show a definitive left-right asymmetry, an important sign of evolutionary development in the history of animals. In 1947 ...

Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our species’ survival. Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become ...

Police were called to a medical incident near a bridge this morning. Officers attended the scene on the A2 at the junction with Canal Road in Strood, just before 9am. Emergency services were ...