Compatible seabirds may make better parents, but personality clashes can lead to family tragedy and 'divorce'

Like humans, seabirds seem less likely to part ways when they have relationships built on similar personalities.

Fionnuala McCully, PhD candidate in behavioural ecology, University of Liverpool • conversation
Oct. 18, 2023 • ~7 min

Horseshoe crab blood is vital for testing intravenous drugs, but new synthetic alternatives could mean pharma won't bleed this unique species dry

Horseshoe crabs play a unique role in medicine, but they’re also ecologically important in their home waters along the Atlantic coast. Can regulators balance the needs of humans and nature?

Jolie Crunelle, Master's Degree Student in Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
Oct. 12, 2023 • ~10 min

New species of cobra-like snake discovered – but it may already be extinct

The Nyanga rinkhals can tell us about our own evolution.

Wolfgang Wüster, Reader in Zoology, Bangor University • conversation
Oct. 2, 2023 • ~7 min

There's a thriving global market in turtles, and much of that trade is illegal

More than half of the world’s turtle species are endangered or threatened, and overhunting of wild species is a major cause.

Jennifer Sevin, Visiting Lecturer in Biology, University of Richmond • conversation
Oct. 2, 2023 • ~10 min

Chimpanzees are not pets, no matter what social media tells you

Why wild chimpanzees end up as pets and how we can keep them in the wild.

Jake Brooker, Research Associate in the Department of Psychology, Durham University • conversation
Sept. 7, 2023 • ~7 min

Giraffes range across diverse African habitats − we’re using GPS, satellites and statistics to track and protect them

The largest ever giraffe tracking study shows how these massive animals are responding to human pressures across many different habitats throughout Africa.

Michael Brown, Conservation Science Fellow, Smithsonian Institution • conversation
Aug. 30, 2023 • ~9 min

Why moths might be more efficient pollinators than bees and butterflies

But pesticides and climate change are threatening moths’ future.

Max Anderson, South West Landscape Officer for Butterfly Conservation • conversation
Aug. 16, 2023 • ~7 min

In search of the world's largest freshwater fish – the wonderfully weird giants lurking in Earth's rivers

Freshwater megafish numbers have fallen by 94%, according to one study.

Stefan Lovgren, Research Scientist in River Ecosystems, University of Nevada, Reno • conversation
July 25, 2023 • ~10 min

While humans were in strict lockdown, wild mammals roamed further – new research

Researchers tracked 2,300 wild mammals during the strict 2020 lockdowns and found they moved 73% further than in the previous year.

Robert Patchett, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Covid-19 Bio-Logging Initiative, University of St Andrews • conversation
June 8, 2023 • ~6 min

Tiger protection in India also saved 1 million tonnes of carbon emissions – new study

Deforestation rates are lower in tiger reserves.

Simon Evans, Principal Lecturer in Ecotourism, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 25, 2023 • ~5 min

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