Image source   This bird can look like holiday decorations, but it's really rare half-woman, half-male northern cardinal. Scientists have long studied Gynandromorph rare in the wild for more than 40 days; most of the published observations cover only a day or so. The bird was not subjected to any

In the jungles of Vietnam, biologists Dr Joachim Bresseel and Dr Jerome Constant from Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences have discovered two new species and one new subspecies of Phasmatodea, an order of insects whose members are known as stick insects. The latter, named Phryganistria

The NHS has named the first 11 hospital trusts that will map DNA on a scale never before attempted by sequencing the genomes of tens of thousands of patients, in a project that promises to transform the understanding of cancer and rare diseases. As part of the three-year initiative, an estimated

A cultural agency in the United Kingdom says it has discovered the oldest living Christmas tree in all of Britain. While the 158-year-old tree hasn't been used as a holiday decoration in decades, at one time it was uprooted every Christmas season and brought indoors, where it lit up the halls of an

Ibuprofen can banish headaches and soothe throbbing joints, but the drug may have another benefit. A new study shows that it increases longevity in lab organisms, raising the possibility it does the same thing in people. Researchers used to scoff at the idea of extending life span, but it turns out