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cell biology

LA’s endangered pumas to be saved by a $60m bridge over highway

Life

LA’s endangered pumas to be saved by a $60m bridge over highway

Pumas in Santa Monica are trapped in small areas bisected by big roads, on which many die – but an ambitious wildlife crossing promises to change that

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A cougar kitten with a mule deer in its mouth

Life

Talk radio puts pumas off their meals so they may kill more deer

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World’s largest annual wildlife drowning boosts river ecosystem

Earth

World’s largest annual wildlife drowning boosts river ecosystem

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Wise elk learn to outsmart hunters and tell apart their weapons

Life

Wise elk learn to outsmart hunters and tell apart their weapons

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sculptures

Humans

A series of fortunate events: How our culture made us

Culture

Tanganyikan cichlid

Life

Fish recognise friends and foes through their unique faces

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Two-headed porpoise caught in fishing net is first ever found

Life

Two-headed porpoise caught in fishing net is first ever found

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Migrating wildebeest

Life

‘Devil weeds’ threaten wildebeest migrations in Serengeti

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Artificial coralline algae in reef

Life

Rubber algae help create first artificial reef in Mediterranean

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Bacteria release aphrodisiacs that put others in mood for sex

Life

Bacteria release aphrodisiacs that put others in mood for sex

Eros protein is the first evidence that bacteria regulate mating of other, non-bacterial creatures

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Life

Giant bumphead parrotfish begin mating in their hundreds

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Life

The strange Cook pine trees that always lean towards the equator

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Life

Extinct species of Galapagos giant tortoise may be resurrected

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Life

Ticks use sticky pads on their feet to cling on to our skin

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