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Some of the most important discoveries made in health and genetic science are thanks to the humble fruit fly.
Fireworks can frighten wild and domestic animals, start wildfires and affect some people’s mental health.
Having special foot adaptations helped these sizeable animals wander long distances, which meant a better chance to find plentiful food and water.
Companion dogs respond to their environments and their owners’ sense of well-being. When owners are stressed and anxious, dogs can exhibit undesirable behaviours.
How the social lives of animals help them survive.
Our motives for classifying animals may be more about guilt than curiosity.
The horse race is likely to be disrupted by activists from the Extinction Rebellion offshoot.
Even in death, a tree helps others live.
This new study could help researchers understand conditions such as autism and help fight climate change by reducing the carbon footprint of AI.
Lockdown wasn’t good news for London’s peregrine falcons.
The rising number of pets — and their importance to their owners — has prompted organizations to respond to the growing demographic of pet-owning employees.
Our lives are intertwined with animals, insects and birds – we should consider them more when we design our cities.
Animals and plants living in cities are more likely to thrive when they are able to quickly adapt to urban conditions.
A biologist who studies how viruses spread from animals to people explains the process of spillover and the risks posed by the new bird flu that has spread across the globe.
When they set up remote cameras throughout the bush, scientists were not expecting to capture these small marsupials scavenging for flesh.
It was assumed snakes didn’t have a clitoris – now it turns out they have two.
Life can be a struggle for power – not just for people but for nonhuman animals, too. An animal behaviorist explains how this quest can be more Shakespearean drama than boxing match.
If we go far enough back in time, we all share an ancestor. And some of the features found in our bones and bodies today are a testament to that.
Scientists use biologging devices to track animal behaviour – here are four times where it has improved our understanding of nature.
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Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor, Management and Organizational Studies, Huron University College, Western University
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Salford
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide
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Visiting Research Fellow, Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland, Curtin University
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Associate Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Assistant Director of the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, University of Cambridge
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Professor in Modern History, University of York
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Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biology, Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Animal Geographer, Keele University
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