Using the sounds of the rainforest to hunt primate hunters
How do you combat dangerous primate hunters in a dense and secluded rainforest? Simple, you use the sounds of that rainforest against them. After the completion of a road that runs through the heart of...
View ArticleThe blood of the Great White Shark is killer!
New research has found that Great White Sharks possess levels of arsenic and mercury in their blood that would be fatally toxic to most animals on the planet; however, the sharks do not appear to...
View ArticleThe Mega-Death of the Saiga Antelope.
How climate change could alter us from the inside-out. On one spring morning in 2015, a single Saiga Antelope suddenly dropped dead on the peaceful grasslands of northern Asia. No obvious trauma, no...
View ArticleTaking the Scenic Route.
Meet the animals who really do take the long way home. Crossing Continents – The Arctic Fox. Arctic Foxes are tough little animals that thrive in temperatures as low as -50C. They may only weigh 7.5kg...
View ArticleThe Creatures Behind the Coronavirus Outbreak.
Research finds that the 2019 outbreak of coronavirus is a combination of different strains found in bats and snakes. Whilst this may speed up the development of treatments in the future, scientists...
View ArticleThe Acoustic Arms Race: Deaf Moths Versus Hunting Bats.
The evolutionary arms race between predator and prey has led to some incredible adaptations in the animal kingdom, some of which give the advantage to the hunter looking for its next meal, whilst...
View ArticleCocaine Hippos and Restoring Extinct Ecosystems.
Pablo Escobar is arguably the most infamous drug lord and narcoterrorist that has ever lived. In the 1970s, the “King of Cocaine” founded the Medellin Cartel and monopolised the North American cocaine...
View ArticleA Scaly Update: The Creatures Behind the Coronavirus Outbreak.
Several weeks ago, we reported on the latest academic research regarding the coronavirus pandemic that claimed the virus had originated in the local bat population and was transferred to snakes, as an...
View ArticleOur oldest ancestor and precursor to all animal-life, a 555-million-year-old...
New research may have solved one of the biggest mysteries in bio-geology by identifying the ancestor of all animal life: a small, worm-like creature that is over half a billion years old. Sponges and...
View ArticleDrones and Dinosaurs: Pterodactyls Could Inspire the Next Generation of Planes.
Whether part of invention or innovation, many engineers have found inspiration in nature simply because many of mother nature’s designs have evolved to be far more efficient than any man-made creation....
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