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.
Frogs inspire hearing aid idea
Chinese Torrent frogs are able to communicate clearly, despite the background of crashing waterfalls.
Australian fish have high incidence of skin cancer too
Widespread skin cancer has been identified in coral trout species in the Great Barrier Reef.
Climate change and the modern polar bear
Polar bear evolution holds clues for past climate change events.
BPA causes interspecies mating
The hormone-disrupting chemical makes it hard for fish to recognise their own species.
Saving the microbats
Urbanisation could contribute to the demise of microbats, one of nature’s forgotten superheros.
El Niño to blame for ancient reef collapse
Ancient reef foretells the possible fate of modern coral reef ecosystems.
