Why do Christmas Island crabs swarm every year?
Once a year on Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean, some 120 million terrestrial crabs migrate from the jungle to the water to breed. The crabs swarm during the rainy season, which takes…
What is beach ‘foam’?
Beach foam is produced from proteins. The white beach foam is due to fat and protein in ocean water, which the surf ‘whips’, just like whipped cream. Animals and plants in both salty…
Timelapse of swarming monster worms and sea stars
Three-foot nemertean worms and carnivorous sea stars prowl the Antarctic in search of flesh.
Why do whales and humans have such long menopause?
Long menopause allows killer whales to care for sons.
Dancing chromatophores
Music has the ability to get these pigmented cephalopod cells moving to the beat.
Colour-changing robot inspired by octopus
The cephalopod’s impressive camouflage led scientists to create a rubbery new robot.
Australian dolphins form a subculture
Bottlenose dolphins display the first evidence of animal grouping based on mutual interests.
Sea anemone venom as autoimmune disease treatment
A compound found in anemone venom could soon be the first line treatment for people with multiple sclerosis.
