Nature

New Homes for Ants: socialism in insects!

The explorers of old discovered new sites for colonies, but never as efficiently as these ants, who seem to have the exploring and colonising business off pat!.Experimental image; Credit: ©...

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How is the goat a close human communicator?

The mountain goat is the ancestor of all those animals we now rear as domestic goats. The wild ancestor is found from Afghanistan to the Cape Verde islands, along with...

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The human as a speciating force of nature!

This is the enormous 19cm (7.5”) wingspan of a damselfly from Costa Rica, instantly recognisable by one (female) or 2 (male)white spots, speciating rapidly in the dwindling forests, as there...

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Parrots learn New (Zealand) tricks

We love the parrot and its inquisitive nature, its learning abilities, and in this case, the fact that this endangered species s flying around Wellington! image; Credit: © Julia Loepelt...

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Crow about the success of bird brains.

The jackdaws are celebrating promotion. Behind the ravens who come first on goal difference, both will be in the Premier League of animal intelligence this year. I apologise for the...

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Echidnas rule the flames(forest fires)

Here is the short beaked echidna. If not a star, this is surely a spark in the terrible problems that trouble people and animals in the face of such disasters....

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History laid bare by genetics.

Map A indicates when sea levels were lowest at the LGM. Human populations could migrate eastward and to the south but from the Bering Land Bridge, retreat was impossible further...

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New Colombian forest frogs found.

We lost one golden frog in the wild; now welcome the golden frog from the cloud forests. Long live this new species of golden frog! Golden frog image Credit: ©...

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