Book: The passenger pigeon
How a bird that once numbered in billions became extinct.
Some years back, after a fruitless day spent up to my waist in a chilly Scottish river, I was sipping a restorative m...
Core Sciences
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The secret signal in a peacock's tail
Tail feathers used to emit an extremely low-pitched sound.
The peacock’s shimmering blue and green tail plumage is one of the most dazzling sights in the animal kingdom – and t...
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Bringing back extinct animals
Scientists move step closer to bringing extinct animals back.
Scientists have moved a step closer to bringing extinct animals back to life by inserting the DNA of a woolly mammoth...
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'Super-termite' bring wave of destruction
Two of the world’s most destructive species of termites.
Two of the world's most destructive species of termites have swarmed at the same time, creating a hybrid that scienti...
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Newly found shape-shifting frog
Tiny frog can change its skin texture from spiny to smooth.
Scientists have discovered a tiny frog in the Andes in Ecuador change its skin texture from spiny to smooth in just m...
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Increase of antibiotic use in livestock
Increase in meat consumption means more antibiotics.
Dramatic increases in meat consumption in developing giants such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China mean we stand li...
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Dangers of online breast milk market
Mothers warned for purchasing human breast milk on internet.
The sale of human breast milk on the internet poses serious risks to infant health and needs urgent regulation, exper...
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Time-lapse of seed drilling into the ground
When in contact with water it drills itself into the ground.
The seed of Erodium cicutarium (stork's bill or filaree), once in contact with water, will bore or drill itself into ...
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Caffeinated flowers give bees a buzz
The right amount of caffeine attracts more pollinators.
Got a favourite local where they serve your coffee just how you like it? So do bees, new research shows. The insects ...
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How the chameleon glows in technicolour
Tiny crystals within their skin are responsible.
Chameleons don’t change colour to blend in – they do it to show off. Their dazzling displays are intended to face dow...
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Could bacteria be the next diet craze
Bacteria that is metabolised into a hunger-suppressing fat.
Researchers have programmed bacteria to generate a molecule that is metabolised into a hunger-suppressing fat. The r...
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Trying hard to remember makes it easier to forget
Trying to remember something can make you forget other things.
Simply trying to remember something can make you forget other things, researchers have found. The study, combined wo...