Humans have dogs, fish have shrimp
We may not be only species to domesticate others.
Tropical birds evolved slowly
Are biodiversity hotspots ‘coldspots’ for new species?
We’ve made more than the Earth has grown
Anthropogenic mass now exceeds living biomass, study finds.
Shining a light on ecosystem services
Study highlights benefits, declines and ways forward.
Making sense of our words
How brains respond to the factual and the possible.
I heard a scream, what did it mean?
Possibly not the obvious, study suggests. It’s about context.
Using forests to fight global warming
Analysis offers direction for policy and resource priorities.
Honeybees have unique personalities, like us
Being an individual is good for the whole.
Talk back to babies to help them learn
It’s the quality of chat that counts, not the quantity.
There’s more than one way to grow a beak
Madagascar fossil adds new twist to bird evolution.
Ants with armour
Biominerals provide a unique level of protection.
Social connection is something we crave
The brain has similar responses to isolation and fasting.
A glimmer of hope on vertebrate biodiversity
You have to look at the numbers differently, researchers say.
Music without a sound
Just knowing a genre can evoke emotions.
Living life in the fast lane
Migratory animals reproduce earlier and die younger.
How well can you identify faces?
New test looking for ‘super-recognisers’.
Songs, sounds and the life of birds
They remember their tunes but are disrupted by our noise.
Relentless invasion of the cane toad continues
It’s evolved to become faster and more efficient.
How adults learn a new language
Both sides of the brain help out, it seems.
Were there rainforests in Australia’s deserts?
Prehistoric fossil evidence suggests the answer is ‘yes’.
Conserving animal habitat ranges
Scientists calculate extinction vulnerability scenarios.
