A new study of corvid birds underscores how biology, environment, and social life allow young birds...
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Extended parenting helps young birds grow smarter
Evolution: why it seems to have a direction and what to expect...
The diversity and complexity of life on Earth is astonishing: 8 million or more living species –...
Cultural diversity in chimpanzees
The transmission of cultures from generation-to-generation is only found in a few species besides...
What living alongside crocodiles can teach us about coexisting...
Captured on phones, moments of contact between humans and wild animals often go viral online. While...
Coral reefs that glow bright neon during bleaching offer hope...
Ocean heatwaves cause vast coral bleaching events almost every year due to climate change...
Lack of insects in cities limits breeding success of urban birds
Urban insect populations would need to increase by a factor of at least 2.5 for urban great tits to...
Environmental regulations likely to be first casualties in post...
With cleaner air, nature returning to urban areas and less poaching, it seems that, at least for...
Exploitation changes leopard behaviour with long-term genetic...
Throughout their range leopards are in rapid decline, having disappeared from North Africa, much of...
Severe coral loss leaves reefs with larger fish but low energy...
Research on the Great Barrier Reef has found severe coral loss to be associated with substantial...
How bison, moose and caribou stepped in to do the cleaning work...
The extinction of one species can create ripples that transform an ecosystem. That’s particularly...
How hero shrews’ bizarre backbones evolved
Dense spines—inside and out—hint that the shrews are good at scrunching up like an inchworm At...
Covid-19 restrictions crystallise critical importance of green...
Essential social distancing measures implemented to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 have...
Sparkling dolphins swim off our coast, but humans are...
It was 2 am on a humid summer’s night on Sydney’s coast. Something in the distance caught my eye –...
Road traffic noise causes bat activity to decrease by two...
A new study has shown that road traffic noise causes bat activity to decrease by about two thirds...