Ancient bones show dogs have been woven into human life for nearly 16,000 years
Odin was a kelpie. Attentive and protective, with a happy smile and an endless hope for…
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The latest world climate report is grim, but it’s not the end of the story
Oceans and ice The annual State of the Climate report, published today by the World Meteorological…
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Oil, petrol, gasoline: a chemical engineer explains how crude turns into fuel
As the US–Israel war on Iran escalates, so too does the global oil crisis. The effective…
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Animals can talk over huge distances – but humans might be changing their range
Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be…
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Hunting for elusive “ghost elephants”
[embedded content] Deep in the Angolan Highlands lurks a rumored new species of elephant. Conservationist and…
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Maybe you shouldn’t own small pets #shorts
We hate to break it to you, but your small pet is probably miserable. Each year,…
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New fossil reveals the weird ‘tooth cushions’ of an apex predator from 425 million years ago
If correct, then Megamastax is the closest known form to the common ancestor of the ray-finned…
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The strange animals that control their body heat
Similarly, in response to an accidental flooding event in the lab, researchers observed a highly unusual…
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Delving into ‘deep time’: what NZ’s ancient past reveals about its present
We know Aotearoa New Zealand is home to many geographically and biologically special features. Yet few…
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Research roundup: 6 cool stories we almost missed
The team lightly swabbed samples from the artifacts’ surfaces and were able to recover human Y-chromosome…
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Great white sharks grow a whole new kind of tooth for slicing bone as they age
A great white shark is a masterwork of evolutionary engineering. These beautiful predators glide effortlessly through…
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Red flowers have a ‘magic trait’ to attract birds and keep bees away
For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right…
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Yes, feral cats and foxes really have driven many Australian mammals to extinction
Where cats and foxes are abundant, there should be fewer native mammals. Lethal control is, unfortunately,…
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4 shark bites in 48 hours: how what we do on land may shape shark behaviour
Beachgoers in Australia are on high alert following four shark incidents in New South Wales in…
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Social lives of whales and dolphins shape the spread of infectious diseases
Dolphins, whales and seals are highly social animals. Many live in groups, form long-term relationships, and…
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Native pollinators need more support than honeybees in Australia – here’s why
Late last year, the New South Wales government announced an additional A$9.5 million in funding to…
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A centuries-old debate on how reptiles keep evolving skin bones is finally settled
Our bones did not begin deep inside the body. They started in the skin, not long…
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Pets suffer in extreme heat. An animal welfare expert explains how we can help them
The multi-day heatwave conditions have arrived this summer, with temperatures soaring past 45°C in some regions….
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As Australia bakes through an extreme heatwave, even insects aren’t immune to its impact
Australia is baking through another extreme heatwave, with temperatures forecast to reach above 45°C for multiple…
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The ‘hobbits’ mysteriously disappeared 50,000 years ago. Our new study reveals what happened to their home
About 50,000 years ago, humanity lost one of its last surviving hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (also…
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Friday essay: I was enthralled by Crime and Punishment at 14. Rereading it after 60 years, I’m still awed
Sonya makes the only reply possible: “But that louse was a human being!” It was nearly…
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Impacts of colonisation on dingoes are ‘written in their bones’, new research finds
Dingoes are no ordinary dogs. They trace their roots back to an ancient Asian lineage and…
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The Roman empire built 300,000 kilometres of roads: new study
At its height, the Roman empire covered some 5 million square kilometres and was home to…
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Hundreds of genes act differently in the brains of men and women
Differences between men and women in intelligence and behaviour have been proposed and disputed for decades….
