An underwater observatory keeping the pulse of the Southern Ocean for nearly 30 years yields fresh results
In a world affected by climate change, the Southern Ocean plays an outsized role. It absorbs…
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Is US beef safe to eat? How worried should we be about ‘mad cow disease’, growth hormones and fatty meat?
So, if beef from the US is mainly grain-fed, does this make it less healthy? Other…
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Five arms, no heart and a global family: what DNA revealed about the weird deep-sea world of brittle stars
You may have read that the deep sea is a very different environment from the land…
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Birds use hidden black and white feathers to make themselves more colourful
Birds are perhaps the most colourful group of animals, bringing a splash of colour to the…
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New study peers beneath the skin of iconic lizards to find ‘chainmail’ bone plates – and lots of them
Monitor lizards, also known in Australia as goannas, are some of the most iconic reptiles on…
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Medieval preacher invoked chivalric hero as a meme in sermon
It’s the translation of the word “elves” that is central to their new analysis. Based on…
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Scientists could be accidentally damaging fossils with a method we thought was safe
Fossils are invaluable archives of the past. They preserve details about living things from a few…
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The ACT wants dog owners to spend 3 hours a day with their pet. But quality, not quantity, matters most
It is highly unlikely sufficient resourcing would be available in the ACT to check the time…
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Guests at a feast in Iran’s Zagros Mountains 11,000 years ago brought wild boars from all across the land
Have you ever stopped by the grocery store on your way to a dinner party to…
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World’s oldest boomerang doesn’t actually come back
3 days ago Helen Briggs BBC environment correspondent•@hbriggs Maciej Biernacki The world’s oldest boomerang is older…
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India sends its first astronaut into space in 41 years
5 days ago Geeta Pandey Axiom Space Jubilant Indians have been celebrating the successful launch of…
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Dog-sized dinosaur that ran around feet of giants discovered
3 hours ago Georgina Rannard Science correspondent Reporting fromNatural History Museum, London Gwyndaf Hughes/BBC News Gwyndaf…
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Killer whales ‘massage’ each other using kelp
11 hours ago Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Orcas in the North Pacific have been…
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New body size database for marine animals is a “library of life”
The ocean runs on size McClain officially launched MOBS as a passion project while on sabbatical…
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British woman dies from rabies after stray dog contact in Morocco
7 hours ago Steve Jones & Rachel Russell BBC News, Yorkshire Facebook A British woman has…
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‘Forever chemical’ found in all but one of tested UK rivers
A chemical that scientists worry might have an impact on human reproduction has been found in…
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Delightfully irreverent Underdogs isn’t your parents’ nature docuseries
Madagascar’s aye-aye: “as if fear and panic had a baby and rolled it in dog hair”…
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‘Glimmer of hope’ for marine life at UN Ocean conference
3 hours ago Esme Stallard Climate and science correspondent Reporting fromUN Oceans Conference, Nice, France Federico…
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In most mammals, one gene determines sex. But 100 million years ago, platypuses and echidnas went their own way
For decades, scientists have known that platypuses and echidnas – Australia’s unique egg-laying mammals – have…
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Bowen: Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes – how governments respond could haunt them for years
2 hours ago Jeremy Bowen BBC Even wars have rules. They don’t stop soldiers killing each…
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The nine-armed octopus and the oddities of the cephalopod nervous system
Nine arms, no problem In 2021, researchers from the Institute of Marine Research in Spain used…
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The Top End’s tropical savannas are a natural wonder – but weak environment laws mean their future is uncertain
These tropical savannas feature open forests and woodlands dominated by eucalypts and a diverse grassy understorey….
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Furries in schools? Outrage on 2GB over kids dressing up as animals | Media Watch
2GB fluffs up a scandal about children dressing up as animals. But are there any facts…
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Your smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution
Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity’s companions throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest…
