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QMUL Study Finds Species Turnover Is Slowing as the Planet Warms
Many ecologists have worked on the assumption that, as the planet heats up more rapidly, ecosystems ought to…
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Wheel Bug: The Living Cogwheel of North America
Among the leaves and branches of North America, one insect looks as though it has a tiny cog fixed to…
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Birds Carried Plants to the Massif de la Hotte From Cuba
The Massif de la Hotte in southern Hispaniola is so thickly blanketed in vegetation that the mountain seems…
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Coral heat tolerance offers hope for the Great Barrier Reef
Just as people respond to stress in different ways, corals do too. Colonies from the same species can grow…
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Ngorongoro spotted hyena family trees reveal female reproductive inequality
A female spotted hyena in the Ngorongoro Crater died in 1996. By 27 years later, every surviving hyena born…
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Four New Springtail Species Discovered in China
Scientists have recorded four tiny, previously unknown insect-like springtail species in China. All are…
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Whale Shark Cameras Reveal New Feeding Behaviours in Australia
Researchers recorded previously unseen behaviours in whale sharks by attaching cameras to their dorsal fins in…
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Dogs blink more when watching their owners blink, study finds
We adore our dogs, and we are sure the feeling is mutual. Still, it is easy to question whether they…
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Tiny Ladybird Beetle Discovered on a Japanese University Campus
A minute ladybird beetle remained undetected for decades, even though it lived on the grounds of a busy…
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Mercury and PFAS Disrupt Mitochondria in Seabirds
Even on isolated islands encircled by open sea, ocean pollution reaches far beyond the coast. Chemicals…
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How Cacareco the Rhinoceros Won 100,000 Votes in São Paulo’s 1959 Election
In São Paulo’s 1959 municipal election, no politician attracted more support than a candidate who could not…
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Red Sea Fish Predicted to Invade the Mediterranean Through the Suez Canal
Fish have travelled from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean since the Suez Canal created a saltwater passage…
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Great apes retain social memories of former companions for decades
Great apes display remarkable cognitive ability by retaining detailed memories of former companions for…
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Huaulu Cidaku Ceremony Protects the Salmon-crested Cockatoo
On Seram Island in eastern Indonesia, a traditional coming-of-age ceremony once meant that young men had to…
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Why Bison Hunters Abandoned Montana’s Bergstrom Site
For centuries, bison hunters across the North American Great Plains did not follow a single fixed approach.
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Coral Sleep Study Reveals How Microbes Shape Night-time Rest
Sleep appears straightforward, until examined more closely. Most animals sleep, and there are good reasons for…
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How Giant Kangaroos Could Still Hop
Australia was once home to kangaroos much bigger than any species alive today. Fossil evidence points to…
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Chicken kidney sponge crawls through polluted harbour
A sponge is expected to remain exactly where it settles. After finding a rock as a larva, it anchors itself…
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Why female songbirds live shorter lives than males
Among humans and most other mammals, females generally outlive males. Birds show the reverse trend: across…
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Earliest cephalopod fossil reveals ancient buoyancy control
An octopus can remain perfectly still in mid-water without drifting upwards or downwards. Scientists have now…
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International Clouded Leopard Day: Why Connected Forests Matter
Clouded leopards can move through woodland without leaving any trace that people detect. A remote camera might…