We need to intensify marine conservation efforts
Scientists quantify how much and where.
Bees are even smarter than we thought
Study shows they can perform complex transfers of information between senses.
Whisker-printing to identify individual lions
New technique better maps their numbers and density.
Birds migrated through the last ice age
Surprise finding could help predict future adaptations.
How extreme weather can disrupt energy supply
We need more storage and grid improvements scientists – and modelling – say.
Toxic kitty? Researchers ponder link between rare venom and cat allergies
Queensland scientists are asking if cat allergies may be an evolved defence mechanism, but not all experts are convinced
Revealed: the mystery of stinging water
It’s the mucus of upside-down jellyfish.
Clever birds remember new tricks
And this impressive skill could boost their survival.
Breaking the rules is good for survival
For plants at least.
Tropical forests struggling to recover from El niño
Studies reveal lingering impacts on carbon storage and biodiversity.
Ants don’t need anger management
They’ve got their aggression under control.
Biodiversity hotspots most vulnerable to accelerated climate change
Refuges enabled organisms to survive past climatic cataclysms.
Protecting the deep blue
Scientists identify strategies to conserve ocean ecosystems.
More bad news for microplastics
Their watery trail of havoc plumbs the depths.
Gut bacteria could shape your persona
Sociable types have more of the right type, study finds.
Ancient skulls from Mexico surprisingly diverse
Study challenges assumptions about settlement of the Americas.
School smarts more than reading and maths
Academic and cognitive skill training goes both ways, research suggests.
Diversification can buffer vineyards against climate change
Researchers model the impact of sticking to the tried and true.
Sign languages grew from five independent lineages
Scientists merge historical linguistics with evolutionary biology.
Australian astronomer wins major US science award
Lisa Kewley transformed our understanding of the universe.
