We Evolved Something Else Instead
Humans are the only primates that run nearly naked under the sun. Here’s how this biological tradeoff reshaped…
Projected human land-use pressures and natural habitat conversion risk within global terrestrial protected areas
Protected Planet Report 2020 (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, 2021). Pringle, R. M. Upgrading protected areas to conserve wild biodiversity.…
Five rules for scientifically credible nature markets
UNEP. State of Finance for Nature 2023 (UNEP, 2023). Kedward, K., zu Ermgassen, S. O. S. E., Ryan-Collins,…
Deep conservation of cis-regulatory elements and chromatin organization in echinoderms uncover ancestral regulatory features of animal genomes
Sebé-Pedrós, A. et al. The dynamic regulatory genome of capsaspora and the origin of animal multicellularity. Cell 165,…
No Red Blood Cells? No Problem, For This Noodlefish
Antarctic icefish are famous for living without red blood cells, but they are not alone. A species of…
Fossil skulls reveal how well extinct mammals could smell
We rely on smell more than most people may realize. Across mammals, scent guides feeding, warns of danger,…
They Send Messages Via The Air
Volatile compounds drifting on the breeze. Electrical pulses firing under bark. Scientists are discovering that trees are anything…
How The Frogfish Perfected The Art Of Deep-Sea Fishing — A Biologist Explains
A new study reveals how frogfish mastered their eerie fishing trick: by rearranging their motor neurons. Here’s the…
Meet The Ancient Turtle That Outlived The Dinosaurs — And Is Still Laying Eggs Today
The leatherback sea turtle offers a rare look into prehistoric life and reveals how a lineage can survive…
Europeans support large carnivore recovery while opposing both further population growth and hunting
After the cessation of centuries-long eradication efforts throughout Europe, large carnivores have made a remarkable return over the…
Meet The Tree That Produces The Only True Blue Fruit On The Planet. Hint: It’s Not Actually Blue
The quandong’s fruit appear intensely blue, but without producing any pigment at all. Here’s this blue fruit evolved…
360 million-year-old sea predator found to be smaller and much stronger than once thought
About 360 million years ago, a huge armored fish patrolled a shallow sea that once covered what is…