By Emily O’Connor, Lund University Animals have a habit of moving. Sometimes these movements are truly epic. Migratory birds regularly traverse the globe between temperate and tropical regions, a feat that would require considerable...
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Chris Fogwill, Keele University; Chris Turney, UNSW, and Zoe Robinson, Keele University Ever since the ancient Greeks speculated a continent must exist in the south polar regions to balance those in the north,...
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Scientists have shown for the first time that the blueprint for the four chambers of the human heart exists in the humble zebrafish, a study in eLife reports. The discovery provides key insights into processes...
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Robyn Grant, Manchester Metropolitan University Astounding footage of Galapagos sea lions hunting was perhaps the highlight of the latest Blue Planet II. For the first time ever, these marine mammals were filmed working...
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By Melanie Flynn, University of Huddersfield You might not have heard of a pangolin, but they are widely claimed to be the most illegally trafficked mammal in the world. With their armoured shell and...
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As EU countries are poised to vote on a proposal to introduce tougher restrictions on bee-harming insecticides a new analysis shows fears that the existing ban would result in a huge loss...
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Guest post by Graham Appleton I am pleased that we hear so much about the effects of long-line fishing on albatrosses and the recovery programmes for vultures, decimated by anti-inflammatory drugs, but I would...
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Image: Mark Doughty, Principal Ecologist at Wessex Engineering & Construction Services, on standby to help Sal Pearson and Roger Wood of North Somerset Sustainable Bees encase the huge honey beehive attached to a...
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The graceful Dugong. Jin Kemoole/Flickr, CC BY-ND By Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, Cardiff University; Benjamin L. Jones, Cardiff University, and Richard K.F. Unsworth, Swansea University From knowing where animals live, to which plants provide what...
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One of the UK’s smallest and rarest seabirds has battled against the odds to record a remarkable breeding season after fledging more than 600 chicks in 2017. Weighing no more than 55g –...
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