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Climate change threatens to cause mass extinctions – but how, exactly? New research suggests male fertility may be the weakest link.
From wealth, to the natural world, to genes and intelligence, a podcast exploring the theme of inheritance.
Mating in southern African pythons is a serious business, and is rarely just a one-night stand
Pond snails use things like rocks or the side of their aquarium as their bed, attaching themselves while they sleep. This might not seem very relaxing but their shells do hang away from their body.
Why are some animals resistant to waterborne disease? A reader wants to know.
In defence of ‘cryptozoologists’: we have a lot to learn from their curiosity and sense of wonder.
Species that use tools aren’t necessarily better at solving problems than species that don’t.
Newly recognised genetic populations carry their evolutionary history with them, and the history of their habits. This is why detecting new species is so important.
Believe it or not, cats are really useful. Even this one.
Scientists have discovered two new types of ants in the rainforests of New Guinea thanks to an advanced X-ray imaging technique.
Our planet’s huge range of environments has led some animals to evolve some bizarre but very useful features.
The best modern zoos focus on conservation, education and research – not entertainment.
Animals can be remarkably reminiscent of humans when it comes to relationships – changing behaviour, eating habits and even friends for the sake of their mates.
Chimps might be cute and cuddly but it’s their human drama that obsesses us.
A “Pleistocene Park” might be a more realistic scenario.
The experience of visiting a zoo is about to change dramatically. The Next Generation Zoo concept is based on how animals use space in the wild, giving them more freedom and better using the resources…
X-ray imaging of tiny frogs’ bodies show that their big mouths resonate best around the frequency of the male’s calls - meaning…
As many as 21 species of giant squid live and die under the surface of our oceans. At least, that’s what we thought. A paper published today by my colleagues and I in Proceedings of the Royal Society B…
A study released today in Nature shines some light on why bats produce high frequency calls – and why some squeak far higher than others. Over the last four years I have been researching bats by monitoring…
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Research Fellow in Comparative Psychology, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Salford
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Postdoctoral researcher, Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH)
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Senior Lecturer in Zoology, Bangor University
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Professor and Director, Centre for Mental Health, Swinburne University of Technology
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Team Leader, Species Interactions, Atlas of Living Australia, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Veterinary Pathologist, CSIRO
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Postgraduate candidate, University of Tasmania
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Professor Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University
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Head of Sciences, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Lecturer in Zoology, University of Hull
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Lecturer, Macquarie University
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PhD; Lecturer in Biological Sciences, Monash University
