51¶¯Âþ

animals

Long-tailed macaque

Life

Monkeys in Bali use stones as sex toys to fill their leisure time

Male and female macaques in a Balinese sanctuary commonly use stone tools to masturbate, possibly because they have more leisure time than wild primates

51¶¯Âþ

Skull and life reconstruction of Tyrannosaurus rex with original eye socket and eye (left) and hypothetical reconstruction with circular eye socket and enlarged eye (right).

Life

T. rex’s unusual eye sockets helped it evolve a powerful bite

51¶¯Âþ

Indo-Pacific sponge Chelonaplysilla sp.

Life

Sponges can ‘sneeze’ and other sea creatures eat their mucus

51¶¯Âþ

On the left, a creamy-yellow, oblong, pill bug-like crustacean is displayed with its carapace pointed upwards. On the right, the same crustacean is shown on its back with 14 pairs of legs pointed upwards.

Life

Giant yellow crustacean in an aquarium turns out to be new species

51¶¯Âþ

A male Santa Marta sabrewing. The species was rediscovered in Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in July 2022. The hummingbird had not had a documented sighting in 12 years. It was only the second time the hummingbird has been documented since it was first collected in 1946. (Photo by Yurgen Vega/SELVA/ProCAT)

Life

Hummingbird that was feared extinct is spotted in Colombian mountains

51¶¯Âþ

The k??k??p?? is a nocturnal, flightless parrot. And its strangeness doesn't end there. It's critically endangered and one of New Zealand???s unique treasures.Sirocco is a charismatic k??k??p??, national treasure and media superstar. He's also New Zealand's official Spokesbird for conservation.

Life

Wilder review: A compelling look at how lost species are restored

Culture

Two Labrador puppies

Life

Labrador dogs gene edited and cloned to prevent inherited hip disease

51¶¯Âþ

Colorado potato beetle

Life

Hibernating beetles break down and regrow their muscles on demand

51¶¯Âþ

Two rooks in an aviary

Life

Cambridge lab for clever birds saved from closure by public donations

51¶¯Âþ

Illustration of a warm-blooded ancestor of mammals

Life

Ear anatomy shows warm-blooded animals evolved 233 million years ago

Analysis of inner ear canals from hundreds of modern and fossil animals shows that warm-bloodedness appeared abruptly in the late Triassic

51¶¯Âþ

Life

A fish that evolved to stand up on land went back to living in water

51¶¯Âþ

Life

Wasps can grasp abstract concepts such as 'same' and 'different'

51¶¯Âþ

Life

Beavers to be legally protected from harm in England from October

51¶¯Âþ

Life

Woodpeckers don't have built-in shock absorbers to protect their brain

51¶¯Âþ

Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop