Size doesn't matter for mammals with more complex brains, according to new study Tired Earth July 25, 2024 In many mammal species, the males can be bigger than the females (or vice versa), a trait called sexual size....
Why bats carry viruses that have higher fatality rates in humans than those from other mammals Hannah Steiner September 10, 2023 Prior research has shown that when a virus jumps from bats to humans, the results can be deadlier for humans....
Tropical wildlife keep similar routines around the world Hannah Steiner December 01, 2022 How do wildlife use their time? A new study shows what motivates the daily ramble of tropical populations.
Plastics plague our oceans, killing marine mammals George Scott August 02, 2022 A humpback whale was spotted off San Diego’s coast on Valentine’s Day 2020, entangled in a green plastic fishing net.....
The solutions to climate change and plastic pollution are linked Liang Lan July 07, 2022 The amount of plastic in the world weighs twice as much as all animal life combined. Despite vast investment in....
Some mammals shift their schedules in urban environments Liang Lan April 26, 2022 These shifts have consequences for interactions between species. researchers had found that single species changed the timing of their behavior....
The squit and the whale: can artificial faeces revive the ocean ecosystem? George Scott March 06, 2022 A scientific experiment hopes to restore vital nutrients to the ocean by using fake excrement that would once have been....
Reintroducing large mammals could restore the world's ecosystems George Scott February 19, 2022 Bringing back beavers, bears and bison around the world could significantly improve the state of the world's ecosystems.