Herring gull chicks would rather have fish than your chips, finds study
Science Weekly
‘Lesbian’ seagulls and ‘gay’ rams: the endless sexual diversity of nature – podcast
Ants can carry out life-saving amputations on injured nest mates, study shows
Scientists ignored ‘gay’ animals for years. When will we get over our human hang-ups about the natural world?
Elle Hunt
June 2024
The Great British Seaside
Life under the pier: ‘It never occurred to me what might be here’
Curiosity and a fascination with nature have brought volunteers together to survey sea life under the pier in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, to help experts gauge what’s thriving – and what isn’t
Animal homosexual behaviour under-reported by scientists, survey shows
Study finds same-sex sexual behaviour in primates and other mammals widely observed but seldom published
A dialogue with your pets? Do you really want a cat to say you look dog-rough today?
Coco Khan
Scientists think two-way communication is a good idea. But some things are better left unsaid, according to the writer and podcaster Coco Khan
May 2024
$10m prize launched for team that can truly talk to the animals
AI expected to help researchers unlock two-way communication, say team that includes Tel Aviv University
April 2024
Science Weekly
Hardwired to eat: what can our dogs teach us about obesity? – podcast
Bumblebee species able to survive underwater for up to a week
Licence to trill: Molly the magpie returned to Queensland carers after special wildlife permit granted
Bonobos not the peace-loving primates once thought, study reveals
Molly the magpie set to be reunited with carers ‘very soon’, Queensland premier says
Fox bones at ancient burial site suggest animal may have been kept as pet
March 2024
Birds create barcode-like memories to locate stored food, scientists find
Mechanism unpicked that allows black-capped chickadees to stash and relocate huge quantities of food
‘There has to be a way’: Queensland government working to reunite Molly the magpie with family, premier says
Steven Miles says environment department ready to provide training to Instagram-famous magpie’s ‘devastated’ carers
Molly the magpie: Queensland premier backs return of Instagram-hit bird to couple after being seized
Dogs can understand the meaning of nouns, new research finds
Single orca seen killing great white shark off South African coast
February 2024
One of world’s smallest fish found to make sounds that exceed 140 decibels – video
Scientists discover how Danionella cerebrum, measuring width of adult human fingernail, can create noises exceeding 140 decibels
