Who will fight for the frogs?

Indian herpetologists bring their life’s work to Harvard just as study shows a world hostile to the fate of amphibians.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 23, 2023 • ~9 min

Researchers fight to save frogs from extinction

Indian herpetologists bring their life’s work to Harvard just as study shows a world hostile to the fate of amphibians.

Anne J. Manning • harvard
Oct. 23, 2023 • ~8 min

Offshore windfarms could offer new habitats for lobsters – new research

New research shows European lobsters are using the deposits of rocks and boulders at the base of wind turbines as shelter.

David Wilcockson, Reader in Biological Sciences, Aberystwyth University • conversation
July 11, 2023 • ~6 min

Scientists race to study new species before it’s too late

Researchers find five new species of hard-to-access creatures amid shortage of knowledge, concerns growing commercial interest may cause extinctions.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
March 14, 2023 • ~7 min

Why birds migrate vast distances – and how you can help during their breeding season

Birds are master navigators, negotiating journeys of thousands miles each year.

Louise Gentle, Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
April 14, 2022 • ~8 min

Here's how we proved that tropical birds are more colourful – and why colour helps them survive

We compared 4,500 species of songbird to finally confirm what Darwin suspected.

Gavin Thomas, Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield • conversation
April 6, 2022 • ~7 min

Elite performance horses: why they're supreme athletes – and how to train them ethically

Horses are the supreme athletes of the large mammal world – here’s a look at the reasons why they can run so fast and jump so high.

Carrie Ijichi, Senior Lecturer in Animal Behaviour & Welfare, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
April 1, 2022 • ~6 min

Harvard biologist calls foul on team mascots

Harvard biologist Hopi Hoekstra documents whether NCAA team mascots are really what they say they are. Here’s a bracket-buster: Many of them aren’t.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
March 31, 2022 • ~3 min

We've discovered why some whales stop feeding in response to the sound of sonar

Whale species at higher risk of predation from killer whales are more adversely affected by the sound of sonar.

Saana Isojunno, Research fellow, University of St Andrews • conversation
March 25, 2022 • ~7 min

Octopus farms raise huge animal welfare concerns - and they're unsustainable too

A proposed new large-scale octopus farm in Spain is a huge risk to the welfare of this sentient and intelligent animal.

Jonathan Birch, Associate Professor of Philosophy, London School of Economics and Political Science • conversation
March 24, 2022 • ~8 min

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