Innovation
How facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlife
Recent advances in computer vision and other types of artificial intelligence offer an opportunity for facial recognition to apply to bears and other...
yesterday
Discoveries
Lions have two types of roar – new research
Using AI to distinguish between full-throated and intermediary roars could have benefits for lions’ conservation.
one month ago
Discoveries
Mystery of the missing bait: clever coastal wolf raids crab traps
A clever sea wolf in coastal British Columbia was caught on camera learning to haul in and open submerged crab traps, revealing advanced...
2 months ago
Discoveries
Why do giraffes have such long legs? Animal simulations reveal a surprising answer
Giraffes might be about as tall as a land animal can get.
2 months ago
New Species
3 new species discovered just in time for Halloween
New species, anyone?
2 months ago
Discoveries
Inside the chimpanzee medicine cabinet: we’ve found a new way chimps treat wounds with plants
The plants chimpanzees use to treat their wounds have been found to have medicinal properties.
6 months ago
Discoveries
Spiders ‘smell’ with their legs – new research
As spiders do not have antennae as insects, it’s long been a mystery how they can smell.
11 months ago
New Species
Venom-spraying scorpion the first of its kind in South America
Why sting when you can spray?
11 months ago
Discoveries
Mexico’s “lost” rabbit resurfaces after more than a century
It may not look it, but this rabbit is kind of a big deal.
one year ago
Discoveries
Female elephants rumble to say ‘let’s go!’ New study in Namibia shows males do too
Male elephant society is much richer than previously thought.
one year ago
Discoveries
Would you trust an ant to amputate your limb? Science is showing they are skilled surgeons
A recent study shows that carpenter ants have evolved amputation skills a cut above the rest of insects.
one year ago
Discoveries
Giant pangolin rediscovered in Senegal
The giant pangolin had not been documented in Senegal since 1999, and no photographic evidence had been captured since 1967.
one year ago
New Species
Amazing footage of deep-sea squid carrying eggs might reveal a new species
This brooding squid was filmed back in 2015. And it might be new to science.
one year ago
Discoveries
Female giraffes drove the evolution of long necks in order to feed on the most nutritious leaves
Giraffe necks are a hot topic among biologists. A new study contradicts an older theory that says male giraffes need long necks to fight over mates.
one year ago
Discoveries
Hadeda ibises’ ‘sixth sense’ works best in wet soil
Africa’s hadeda ibises can sense vibrations using a special sensory organ in their beaks. But they need moist soil for it to work.
one year ago
