New project explores warfare in animal societies
A major new research project will investigate how and why groups of animals from the same species fight one another....
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Deep parts of Great Barrier Reef ‘insulated’ from global warming – for now
Some deeper areas of the Great Barrier Reef are insulated from harmful heatwaves – but that protection will be lost...
AI helps to detect invasive Asian hornets
Artificial Intelligence can be used to detect invasive Asian hornets and raise the alarm, new research shows. University of Exeter...
‘Winners and losers’ as global warming forces plants uphill
Some plant species will “win” and others will “lose” as global warming forces them to move uphill, new research shows....
Bees need food up to a month earlier than provided by recommended pollinator plants
New research from the Universities of Oxford and Exeter has revealed that plant species recommended as "pollinator friendly"* in Europe...
Level of microplastic in seabed creatures depends on location and how they feed
The “burden” of plastic within animal species recovered from the seafloor has given scientists a new insight into the environmental...
Scientists discover how Diadem butterfly mimics African Queen
Scientists have discovered how female Diadem butterflies have evolved to look like African Queen butterflies to repel predators. African Queens...
Menopause explains why some female whales live so long
Females of some whale species have evolved to live drastically longer lives so they can care for their families, new...
Rainforest’s next generation of trees threatened 30 years after logging
Rainforest seedlings are more likely to survive in natural forests than in places where logging has happened – even if...