Did complex landscapes make land animals smart?
Navigating survival could have created bigger brains.
Why some people find it easier to lose weight
Metabolic study highlights our uniquely individual responses to food.
How to be a fish out of water
Blennies reveal trials and tribulations of adaptation.
Birds change their tune after wildfires
Dialects reflect ecosystem processes, study shows.
How African ancestors moved and mingled
Ancient DNA reveals population dynamics of foragers, herders and farmers.
Sea otters saved again
Their ecosystem restoration offers lucrative financial gains.
Why animals hibernate
Rodent studies reveal the neurons involved.
Step aside bees, the ants are pollinating
Clever Australian plants have adapted to survive.
Who are the real pests?
Studies turn spotlight on human action and expansion.
How to socially connect safely
Scientists model three post-lockdown strategies.
Our clothes are wreaking havoc on the oceans
And it’s not just the synthetic fibres.
People really are giving by nature
Even with competing incentives, study finds.
For the evolution of smarts, parents matter
Songbird research shows cognitive and survival benefits.
The role of plants in a warmer, drier world
Water cycling calculations show old models were off.
Narrowing down the time of death
New model could vastly improve forensic predictions.
Genes linked to evolution of tone languages
A musical background helps too, research suggests.
How invasive species wreak climatic havoc
They turnover more carbon by making new friends.
Using maths to improve ocean rescue
New algorithm promises to find missing people faster.
Marine migrations and ecosystem disruption
Warming waters penetrate the ocean’s depths.
What shapes genetic diversity in mammals?
Global map points to evolution and climate.
Tropical forests quite resilient to warming
But carbon storage could plummet past a 32-degree threshold.
