How Wolves Completely Changed Yellowstone Rivers—A Biologist Explains
Few animals symbolize wild interconnectedness quite like wolves, whose return helped reveal just how tightly ecosystems are woven…
Demystifying biodiversity finance | Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Langhammer, P. F. et al. The positive impact of conservation action. Science 384, 453–458 (2024). Article CAS Google…
Europe Was Never a Giant Dark Forest, New 20-Million-Year Study Reveals
Artist’s reconstruction of what landscapes in Central Europe may have looked like during the Early Late Miocene, according…
Beavers Turn Rivers Into Powerful Carbon Sinks, Study Finds
Beavers are emerging as unlikely climate champions after scientists discovered their dams and wetlands can trap huge amounts…
New bug species Larrakia feather-legged assassin discovered in national park near Darwin
A new type of bug, celebrated for the “really cool” way it assassinates prey, has been named in…
Giant Daisies Rewrite the Rules of Evolution
Charles Darwin (1809–1882) was a British naturalist whose work transformed biology by providing a unifying explanation for the…
Birds in Cities Fear Women More Than Men and Scientists Don’t Know Why
A new study shows urban birds react differently to approaching humans in a consistent yet unexplained way. Credit:…
Plant extract improves grip strength in adults showing early stage sarcopenia
Commonly known as elephant grass or napiergrass, Pennisetum purpureum Schumach is widely grown in Taiwan, where it is…
How Bruce The Broken Beaked Kea Became King Of His Circus
Bruce surprised researchers by turning his disability into such a successful advantage, both behaviourally and physiologically. Bruce the…
Vampire Bats Are Moving into the US and Scientists Worry They Could Spread a Fatal Zombie Deer Disease to Humans
A deer showing signs of CWD. Credit: Wikimedia Commons In 2022, Peter Larsen awoke in the Guyanese rainforest…
Maverick Photographer’s Wildlife Images From the 1960s Document Animals in Crisis
Peter Beard, Roping Rhinos with Ken Randall in Hunting Block 29, 1964 © The Estate of Peter Beard,…
Iceland Just Got Its First Mosquitoes. Scientists Aren’t Ready for What Comes Next
Until recently, Iceland was considered the last Arctic nation without mosquitoes. That changed in October 2025, when insect…