New spider species has biggest females
Golden silk orb spiders are known for their large size and fantastic webs. Nephila komaci, the newest member of the group, is the biggest yet.
Hubble delivers the best look yet at galaxy M83
Wide Field Camera 3, installed last year on the Hubble Space Telescope, has captured the most detailed view of distant star formation yet in the galaxy M83, located 15 million light-years away in…
Bio-mimicking robot fish slices through water
The most vulnerable part of any underwater robot is its propeller, which can be easily damaged on rocky terrain or get caught in submerged plants.
West African giraffes make strides
Sixteen years of work by the Association to Safeguard the Giraffes of Niger (ASGN) are paying off, says Jean Patrick Suraud, the group’s scientific manager.
New scanner takes 3D photos of your teeth
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering in Jena, Germany, have developed a 3D imaging system that is poised to revolutionise the field of dental prosthesis.
Self-regenerating bone implants made from seashells
Sea urchins might hold the key to better knee and hip replacements, with the development of a new technology that encourages the body to regenerate, and replace the implant with new bone.
Deep sea dives reveal new ocean species
Deep inside a volcanic lava tube in the Canary Islands, off the northwestern coast of Africa, lives a newly discovered cave crustacean called Speleonectes atlantida.
Citizen scientists in Perth help track Carnaby’s Cockatoo
The endangered Carnaby’s Cockatoo now has a few hundred new supporters fighting for its survival. Citizens living in the Perth metropolitan area are helping University of Western Australia School of Animal Biology staff…
