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The bizarre and ecologically important hidden lives of mosquitoes How it works

The bizarre and ecologically important hidden lives of mosquitoes

By Earth Touch News

Mosquitoes are more than just a nuisance.

3 years ago
Jaw Jumpers: Micro-robots modelled on spring-loaded ant jaws How it works

Jaw Jumpers: Micro-robots modelled on spring-loaded ant jaws

By Earth Touch News

Sometimes the best solution to a sticky situation is a quick escape, and few escapes are faster than a trap-jaw ant’s.

3 years ago
What's the deal with Kenya's rare polka-dot zebra? How it works

What's the deal with Kenya's rare polka-dot zebra?

By Earth Touch News

Polka dots are the new stripes.

3 years ago
Why knowing what black mamba venom does to the human body is crucial How it works

Why knowing what black mamba venom does to the human body is crucial

By Earth Touch News

If we know precisely what black mamba venom does once inside the body, hospitals and clinics might be better prepared to treat those who’ve been...

3 years ago
Bat Ballet: Slo-mo footage reveals how thousands of bats emerge from a cave without injury How it works

Bat Ballet: Slo-mo footage reveals how thousands of bats emerge from a cave without injury

By Earth Touch News

Hundreds of thousands of bats emerge from a hole in the ground, and scientists with high-speed video cameras are there to make sense of the...

4 years ago
Watch: High-speed cameras reveal secrets of the chameleon's record-breaking tongue How it works

Watch: High-speed cameras reveal secrets of the chameleon's record-breaking tongue

By Earth Touch News

The smallest chameleons on Earth perform one of the most explosive movements in the animal kingdom.

4 years ago
How do emperor penguins survive the icy Antarctic winter? How it works

How do emperor penguins survive the icy Antarctic winter?

By Earth Touch News

Emperor penguins just may be the best huddlers on Earth – and scientists are finally revealing the secrets to their success.

4 years ago
Wildfire and wild things How it works

Wildfire and wild things

By Ethan Shaw

Recent months have seen major wildfires in many parts of the world, not least in California, lately hammered by some of the largest and most...

5 years ago
Kamikaze sperm and four-headed penises: The hidden ways animals win the mating game How it works

Kamikaze sperm and four-headed penises: The hidden ways animals win the mating game

By Earth Touch News

From sperm 'trains' to multi-headed penises, the competition to father young is often most intense behind the scenes.

5 years ago
How bombardier beetles survive being eaten – and other amazing animal defence mechanisms How it works

How bombardier beetles survive being eaten – and other amazing animal defence mechanisms

By Earth Touch News

Meet the brawny bug with a concoction so caustic it'll make a toad vomit.

5 years ago
The incredible science of ancient DNA How it works

The incredible science of ancient DNA

By David Moscato

It might not allow us to bring back the dinosaurs, but ancient DNA has dramatically changed how scientists investigate the ancient past.

5 years ago
Big strides are being made in the push for affordable, effective antivenoms How it works

Big strides are being made in the push for affordable, effective antivenoms

By Earth Touch News

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is spearheading a global effort to get effective and affordable antivenoms to parts of the world that really need...

5 years ago
The turkey vulture's stellar sense of smell How it works

The turkey vulture's stellar sense of smell

By Ethan Shaw

A new study has confirmed that the turkey vulture ranks among the truly elite "smellers" in the bird world.

5 years ago
Why the fancy face: The meaning behind carnivore looks How it works

Why the fancy face: The meaning behind carnivore looks

By Ethan Shaw

A study investigated the facial and chest markings of more than 150 kinds of carnivores to see what sorts of habits they might match up with.

5 years ago
Meet the African snake that's been called the 'rhinoceros among serpents' How it works

Meet the African snake that's been called the 'rhinoceros among serpents'

By David Moscato

Research shows the skin of this boa is up to 15 times thicker than that of similarly sized snakes.

5 years ago
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