Researchers have worked out what an extinct species of giant bird – the moa – must have looked like, using DNA from buried feathers.

A recent study has found a vulnerability in the life cycle of malaria – closing certain pores could trap it inside red blood cells.

Australian researchers have developed an eco-friendly way to clean up industrial odour using bacteria.

The platypus genome is helping researchers understand why ovarian cancer develops, and could help them find new treatments.

New research has found that reintroducing reptiles to the wild works best 50 at a time, and could help endangered lizards survive.

A recent study suggests that the giant kangaroo may have been hunted to extinction, rather than killed by a change in climate.