How the tiger got its stripes
British mathematician’s 60-year-old theory of how biological patterns are formed finally proven.
Solving the native species conundrum
Introduced species cannot remain eternally new in an ecosystem.
From a mouse to an elephant in 24 million generations
Since the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, mammals have increased in size from small rodents to the Blue Whale, which can weigh up to 190 tonnes.
Scientists identify iridescence in golden moles
The bright hairs of these blind moles aren’t used to attract mates.
Stem cells could save snow leopards
Scientists have produced stem cells from the tissue of an adult snow leopard.
Fruit flies watch the sky to stay on course
A fruit fly suspended in a magnetic field alters its flight path depending on cues it receives from light polarisation.
