Animals New paper traces the history of termites — and it’s surprisingly similar to our own February 22, 2017
Animals Ancient 150-million-year-old ancestor could explain how turtles evolved to retreat their necks February 20, 2017 - Updated on February 22, 2017
Animals Heatwave kills thousands of flying foxes in Australia February 16, 2017 - Updated on February 17, 2017
Animals Climate change has already harmed more than half of all mammals February 16, 2017 - Updated on May 24, 2023
Animals Dogs and capuchins judge you as ‘good’ or ‘bad’, hint at the birth of human morality February 13, 2017 - Updated on February 22, 2017
Animals Mixed cat-and-dog teams are the best defense against rodent pests February 13, 2017 - Updated on May 5, 2017
Animals Interview with Mark Scherz, the discoverer of the gecko that sheds its scales February 13, 2017
Animals Newly discovered ‘escape artist’ gecko species evades predators by shedding its scales February 7, 2017 - Updated on February 8, 2017
Animals Tinder-like app for orangutans lets females in zoos chose who they mate with February 1, 2017
Animals More than 100 natural world heritage sites degraded by human activity, study finds January 31, 2017
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