Why are killer whales attacking boats? Expert Q&A

Orcas appear to be imitating the behaviour of one in particular by damaging sailboat rudders.

Luke Rendell, Reader in Biology, University of St Andrews • conversation
May 23, 2023 • ~9 min

Expert Q&A: why are killer whales attacking boats?

Orcas appear to be imitating the behaviour of one in particular by damaging sailboat rudders.

Luke Rendell, Reader in Biology, University of St Andrews • conversation
May 23, 2023 • ~9 min

241 genomes rework mammal family tree

"...we answer the question of where and when mammals diversified and evolved in relation to the K-Pg mass extinction."

Texas A&M University • futurity
May 1, 2023 • ~9 min

Roadkill: vehicle collisions may be threatening the survival of some mammal populations

Exactly how animal populations are affected by roadkill has remained unclear – until now.

Lauren Moore, PhD Candidate in Road Ecology, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
March 27, 2023 • ~6 min

As bird flu continues to spread in the US and worldwide, what's the risk that it could start a human pandemic? 4 questions answered

Avian influenza viruses have evolved to infect birds, but the current H5N1 outbreak is also infecting a wide range of mammals. This suggests that it could mutate into forms that threaten humans.

Sharon Wu, PhD Student in Interdisciplinary Quantitative Biology and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
March 16, 2023 • ~9 min

What Denmark's dead hedgehogs tell us about their lives -- and how we can help them

Research on Denmark’s hedgehogs offers insight into their cause of death – and how to help them.

Sophie Lund Rasmussen, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Oxford • conversation
Feb. 27, 2023 • ~8 min

Imagination makes us human – this unique ability to envision what doesn't exist has a long evolutionary history

By learning what parts of the brain are crucial for imagination to work, neuroscientists can look back over hundreds of millions of years of evolution to figure out when it first emerged.

Andrey Vyshedskiy, Professor of Neuroscience, Boston University • conversation
Feb. 23, 2023 • ~10 min

Offshore wind farm construction is noisy – but gadgets used to protect marine mammals are working

A new acoustic recorder could track the movements of marine mammals more accurately.

Isla Graham, Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen • conversation
Jan. 19, 2023 • ~7 min

Underwater noise is a threat to marine life

Noisy oceans are having a significant impact on marine life.

Graeme Shannon, Lecturer in Zoology, Bangor University • conversation
Jan. 17, 2023 • ~7 min

In defence of rodents – why healthy ecosystems need them

Rodents are the most numerous – and least studied – of all Earth’s mammals.

Rosalind Kennerley, Co-Chair of the IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group, International Union for the Conservation of Nature • conversation
Jan. 3, 2023 • ~9 min

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