Dancing chromatophores
Music has the ability to get these pigmented cephalopod cells moving to the beat.
Selective imprinting: how the wallaby controls the growth of its young
Many imprinted genes regulate growth and nutrient provisioning for the developing fetus.
Colour-changing robot inspired by octopus
The cephalopod’s impressive camouflage led scientists to create a rubbery new robot.
Top predators in crisis
In many places, the numbers of large predators have fallen by more than 90 per cent over the course of a few decades. Scientists are working feverishly to learn how this dearth of…
Mutant butterflies linked to Fukushima disaster
Forget your childhood radioactive superheroes, these insects have a lot more to worry about.
