How the last meal of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian crocodile was brought back to life using modern science

Scientists discover crucial evidence to suggest how large crocodiles were captured and mummified in ancient Egypt.

Lidija M. Mcknight, Lecturer in Biomedical Egyptology, University of Manchester • conversation
Aug. 2, 2024 • ~6 min

Crocodile's 'virgin birth' is a first for science's history books

Virgin motherhood is no myth – sharks, birds and lizards can hatch from unfertilised eggs.

Louise Gentle, Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
June 8, 2023 • ~7 min

Reptiles: why one in five species face extinction

More than half of all crocodile species are a high priority for conservation according to the assessment.

Louise Gentle, Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
April 27, 2022 • ~7 min

Crocodiles today look the same as they did 200 million years ago – our study explains why

New research shows crocodiles have landed upon an equilibrium state of evolution.

Max Stockdale, Teaching Associate, Vertebrate Macroevolution and Palaeoecology, University of Bristol • conversation
Jan. 7, 2021 • ~6 min

Reptiles: one in three species traded online – and 75% aren't protected by international law

Reptiles are consistently overlooked by regulators of the trade in wildlife, but many face extinction in the wild.

Tanya Wyatt, Professor of Criminology, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Sept. 29, 2020 • ~5 min

What living alongside crocodiles can teach us about coexisting with wildlife

In the villages of central Gujurat, humans and wildlife are forced to share the same spaces – with varying consequences.

Silvio Marchini, Research Associate and Conservation Fellow under the Chester Zoo/WildCRU-University of Oxford Partnership, University of Oxford • conversation
May 26, 2020 • ~8 min

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