From demon to danger noodle, human ideas about snakes can be as contradictory as the creatures themselves. In Slither, Stephen S. Hall challenges our serpent stereotypes.

Koalas, wombats, kangaroos, wallabies, and dingoes are what spring to mind when I think of Australia. In addition to big ...

This year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival is in full swing. Keep an eye on our ever-growing list of reviews here.

“So instead of a spiky round ball, you’ve got more of a long snake and it’s covered in ... they inadvertently spread the viral particles to organs such as the lungs, liver and, in rare ...

(A phylum is such a broad taxonomic category that humans, fish, snakes, frogs ... others become reproductive organs. Comb jellies may be the most ancient living animal. They have a nervous ...

The “tiny” snake is often mistaken for an earthworm and is being shipped globally unintentionally in the root balls of ...

A Pierre Poilievre government could seriously undermine access to reproductive care in Canada, in addition to the barriers that already exist, especially for Indigenous peoples. Pierre Poilievre ...

Spring is here and that means the snakes will be soon enough, too. Snakes, like humans, get out and start moving around when the temperatures start to rise, and for the most part that’s totally ...

A 4-year-old boy accidentally shot himself at his family's home, which had at least 30 snakes and a crocodile inside of it, prompting his parents' arrests, authorities said. The 39-year-old mother ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

University of Manchester scientists have discovered significant concentrations of microplastics in the male reproductive system of sea turtles. The scientists also found slightly less, but still ...