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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…
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Southern right whales signal climate stress
Southern right whales were once regarded as evidence that conservation efforts could succeed. Intensive…
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Tsushima Leopard Cats With Short Tails Raise Conservation Concerns
On a remote, small Japanese island, a tiny population of Tsushima leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis…
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Christmas Tree Worms and Gobies Reveal a Hidden Coral Reef Relationship
A Christmas tree worm spends much of its life concealed in full view among coral reefs. At even the smallest…
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Why Primates Evolved Large Brains: Tracking Fruit Eaters in Panama
Thanks to our comparatively large brains, humans and other primates are more intelligent than most mammals.
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Rare Humpback Whale Birth Caught on Drone Camera For The First Time Off The Coast of Australia
Drone footage has captured a baby humpback whale’s first moments in the open ocean, in what is thought to be…
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Miracinonyx trumani Was Not an American Cheetah
The Ice Age films do capture one important truth: changing climates and advancing glaciers drove dramatic…
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Why a plastic bag on wing mirrors can stop territorial birds in France
In France, a simple trick seen on some vehicles is intended to prevent a surprising dispute between…