Animals Parasite wasp manipulates another wasp species to work for it, then drills through the host’s head January 25, 2017
Animals Dominant wasps hand out breaks when workers are scarce, become horrible bosses when they’re plentiful January 24, 2017 - Updated on January 25, 2017
Animals Ants plot the position of the sun and memorize their surroundings to navigate January 20, 2017 - Updated on July 13, 2023
Animals Newly discovered moth species features Trump hairdo January 18, 2017 - Updated on January 19, 2017
Animals When you don’t need sex, like these salamanders, you get lazy. And that’s a problem in the face of climate change January 17, 2017
Animals Chimps use dipping sticks to harvest water from tree holes. They’re the only ones that can reach the resource January 10, 2017
Animals Researchers translate bat language. Turns out, they argue a lot January 2, 2017 - Updated on January 3, 2017
Animals Researchers find six new stunning deep-sea creatures – just as mining operations commence December 20, 2016 - Updated on March 15, 2023
Animals Strange ‘Muriwai Monster’ is a crustacean colony, New Zealand marine scientists say December 13, 2016
Animals Pets should be considered a main source of support for people with long-term mental health conditions December 13, 2016
Animals Bushmeat trade threatens 7% of all land animals with extinction. ‘Endangered species are NOT a delicacy’ December 12, 2016
Animals Giraffes are facing a silent extinction – and so are other, undiscovered species December 12, 2016
Animals The fish that evolved to survive toxic pollution 8,000 times the lethal dose December 9, 2016
Animals More young people are watching David Attenborough’s “Planet Earth” than the X Factor December 7, 2016
Animals The oceans have their own ‘bees’ too — tiny crustaceans that pollinate seagrasses December 5, 2016
Animals Chinese laws are fuelling animal testing for makeup December 5, 2016 - Updated on December 7, 2016
Animals Fiji ants were the first plant farmers some three million years ago November 28, 2016 - Updated on November 29, 2016
Animals Stay away from the coconut crab’s pincers. It’s crushing force is almost the strongest of all land animals November 24, 2016
Animals The Garden of Eel: the out of this world, mildly disturbing feeding pattern of garden eels November 22, 2016
Animals Unique new species of spider found in China masquerades as a leaf November 17, 2016 - Updated on November 18, 2016
Animals Experiment proves beyond a doubt that Goffin’s cockatoos deliberately craft and use tools November 16, 2016
Animals Male chimpanzees take an active interest in their offspring’s well-being, suggests early humans did the same November 11, 2016
Animals Thorny devils drink water with their body, by burying themselves in the sand November 10, 2016
Animals Carbon dating confirms poachers are on a killing spree: 90% of ivory seized since 2002 is three years old November 8, 2016
Animals Wild cats’ brains evolve to a different tune than those of primates, study finds November 2, 2016
Animals A snake with the largest venom glands and known as the ‘killer of killers’ might help us make the best painkillers October 31, 2016 - Updated on January 19, 2023
Animals World’s largest marine reserve established in the Ross Sea, off the coast of Antarctica October 28, 2016
Animals Wildlife populations expected to plummet 67% by 2020 compared to fifty years ago October 27, 2016
