During the 2024 eclipse, biologists like us want to find out how birds will respond to darkness in the middle of the day
Since an eclipse only lasts a few minutes, you need more than just a handful of scientists running around collecting data on bird activity. That’s where a new app comes in.
April 4, 2024 • ~8 min
The surprising reason why insects circle lights at night: They lose track of the sky
A new study shows how artificial light at night scrambles insects’ normal flight patterns, pulling them off course into orbit around the light.
Jan. 30, 2024 • ~9 min
Rats are more human than you think – and they certainly like being around us
Rats are well known to cause problems for humans. But we need a new approach to our relationship with them.
Dec. 4, 2023 • ~7 min
Climate change is altering animal brains and behavior − a neuroscientist explains how
Rapidly changing temperatures and sensory environments are challenging the nervous systems of many species. Animals will be forced to evolve to survive.
Nov. 13, 2023 • ~7 min
Wild animals that survive limb loss are astonishing – and a sign of the havoc humans are wreaking on nature
When wild animals survive the initial trauma, blood loss and infection risk without medical help, it’s astonishing that they can adapt to life with three limbs.
Oct. 25, 2023 • ~7 min
Female animals teach each other to choose unusual males – new research
A new study modelled how a game of snog, marry, avoid, may play out in the animal kingdom.
Oct. 3, 2023 • ~7 min
G20 summit's plan to scare off monkeys by mimicking their 'natural enemies' may work – but not for the reasons it's supposed to
Rhesus macaques are known for harassing people in New Delhi, where the G20 summit is being held, so authorities are taking action – but is it the right action?
Sept. 8, 2023 • ~7 min
Sun bears appear so human-like they are mistaken for people in suits – experts explain
People refuse to believe the videos of sun bears at Huangzhou zoo are real bears .
Aug. 17, 2023 • ~6 min
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