29 December 2022
New fossil discoveries show predatory marine reptiles from 200 million years ago may have been bigger than today’s blue whales – and that they evolved astonishingly rapidly
14 December 2022
There are plenty of opportunities for birdwatchers to contribute to conservation science this December and January, says Layal Liverpool
14 December 2022
It turns out reindeers' amazing night vision is thanks to a strange 'mirror' in their eyes called the tapetum lucidum that is extra sensitive to UV light
8 November 2022
Flowerless gymnosperms, such as conifer and ginkgo, ruled the Jurassic world before their flowering rivals, the angiosperms, became dominant. What caused the fall of one and the rise of the other?
2 November 2022
A new study has discovered 53 vertebrates previously considered non-vocal, do in fact engage in vocal communication
14 November 2022
Mimosa pudica, known as 'touch-me-not' plants, are able to quickly move their leaves in response to touch. New research has revealed how
9 November 2022
Female octopuses intentionally throw debris at harassing males
9 November 2022
Some female cichlid fish keep their offspring in their mouth for protection, but they commonly eat up to half of their brood
21 October 2022
17-year-old Indeever Madireddy sequenced the genome of his pet angelfish after it died – the first time this species has been sequenced
12 October 2022
A little-known species of penguin only has the resources to raise one offspring, but an evolutionary quirk means they focus their investment on the second egg
