The artificial sweetener aspartame can be found in everything from chewing gum to fizzy drinks and tabletop sweeteners.

The flipside of biophobia is called biophilia, an innate affinity for nature. Both of these terms stem from evolutionary ...

People are generally required to buy fireworks only from registered sellers between October 15 and November 10, December 26 ...

Fireworks may be a New Year’s favourite, but using them incorrectly could result in an 'on-the-spot' £90 fine. The Mirror has ...

The Netherlands has just banned the purchase and use of fireworks by ordinary citizens to protect people, animals, and the ...

From Santa’s reindeer and the Hanukkah armadillo to some very festive sea worms, our changing world is changing life for ...

Research on SARS-CoV-2 in zoo tigers, lions, and hyenas shows rapid viral evolution and adaptation, offering insights into cross-species transmission dynamics.

Six-month-old babies show stress responses when viewing images of snakes and spiders, long before they could have learned ...

A review of studies reveals nature phobias affect up to 9% of people globally. Broader nature aversion threatens conservation ...

From Santa’s reindeer and the Hanukkah armadillo to some very festive sea worms, our changing world is changing life for creatures great and small.

Humans ferried pigs across thousands of Pacific islands for millennia, reshaping ecosystems and blurring the line between ...

Coffee, probably the world’s favorite perker-upper and pooper-shaker, can have surprising benefits to those with severe mental illnesses, a new study has found. So long as you don’t overdo it, it ...