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Bird Genomes Reveal a Clearer Bird Family Tree
Published in Nature today, the largest study yet of bird genomes offers an unusually sharp view of the avian…
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Javan tiger may still survive in West Java
The Sumatran tiger’s predicament is recognised around the globe. This critically endangered hunter is believed…
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Beresheet, Tardigrades and the Moon: Could They Survive?
A little more than five years ago, on 22 February 2019, an uncrewed space probe entered orbit around the Moon.
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How Horses Sing and Whistle at the Same Time
For years, scientists have recognised that a horse’s whinny contains two separate tones simultaneously: a low…
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Tropical Insect Heat Tolerance Faces Rising Climate Risks
New research indicates that many insects, particularly those in tropical areas, are already living close to…
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New *Ptychodus* Fossils Reveal a Giant Late Cretaceous Shark
An extraordinary discovery of several fully articulated shark fossils dating from the Late Cretaceous, 105 to…
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Why Dogs Help Like Toddlers While Cats Watch
Have you noticed that your dog comes straight over when you begin searching for something, whereas your cat…
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Living Coral Reefs Found off Benin’s Coast After 60 Years
A newly published study has identified living coral reefs off Benin’s coast, on a section of West African…
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Sognefjord Barnacle Reveals Evolutionary Shift from Filter Feeding to Parasitism
A familiar shoreline barnacle has been recorded boring into deep-sea sharks and taking nutrients straight from…
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The Strangest Eyes in the Animal Kingdom
When you see the world in a particular way, it can be easy to overlook the fact that not everybody…
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EU and UK Wildlife Laws Leave Animal Protection Conditional
Wildlife legislation in the European Union and the United Kingdom gives animals uneven protection…
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Bumblebee Intelligence Challenges Human Exceptionalism
The unassuming bumblebee demonstrates that brain size is not the whole story. Despite having a tiny brain…
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Epiaceratherium itjilik: Ancient Rhino Found in Canada’s High Arctic
Deep beneath the frozen soil of Devon Island in Canada’s High Arctic, researchers have uncovered the almost…
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Study Explains Why Toothed Whales Evolved Menopause
Menopause is exceptionally uncommon across the animal kingdom, having been recorded in only a small number of…
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Dice Snakes Make Playing Dead Even More Dramatic
Dice snakes are not the only animals to use playing dead as a defensive tactic, but certain particularly…
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oVert 3D Scans Open Museum Specimens to the World
Advances in 3D scanning have transformed how researchers, and even the wider public, can explore animals…
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Sumatran Orangutan Rakus Treats Wound With a Medicinal Plant
Humans are by no means the only animals known to turn to nature’s pharmacy for relief from injury and illness.
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Antarctica’s ozone hole is lasting longer into summer
Over the past 25 years, the ozone hole that develops above Antarctica each spring has begun to contract. Yet…
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Hedgehogs and Roadkill: Why Small Populations Face Greater Risk
Hedgehogs and roads have always been a poor combination. Across Britain, vehicles kill vast numbers each year…
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Toxoplasma gondii Makes Yellowstone Wolves 46 Times More Likely to Become Pack Leaders
Analysis of 26 years of wolf behavioural records, alongside blood tests from 229 wolves, has found that…
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New Wild Cat Species *Leopardus tilcayo* Discovered After More Than 100 Years
A new species is not discovered every day. In fact, the average is nearer 44 species daily, with science…