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.
Eye of the spider…or not
A German scientist has discovered the world’s first eyeless huntsman spider.
Choosy females attracted to sleep deprived male sandpipers
Is beauty sleep overrated? For some bird species it is.
Climbing in the rain
Geckos are perfectly adapted for clinging to dry surfaces in rainforests and urban environments.
Tiny snail believed extinct is rediscovered
The oblong rocksnail, declared extinct in 2000, has made a comeback.
