Bigger animals don’t always have the biggest brains relative to body size – new research
Brains evolve with body size according to a simple rule. Exceptions to that rule include our own species with enormous brains.
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Thousands of badgers being farmed in South Korea could be a disease risk
New research investigates a poorly known wildlife trade.
Einsteinium: 100 years after Einstein’s Nobel Prize, researchers reveal chemical secrets of element that bears his name
The element was discovered in the fallout of a thermonuclear blast.
Would standing on the first butterfly really change the history of evolution?
More and more evidence shows evolution isn’t as random as often thought.
Ukraine’s zoos: what is happening to all the animals
Ukraine’s zoos are struggling to look after their animals, but are getting international support.
Biodiversity loss has finally got political – and this means new thinking on the left and the right
Ecosystem deterioration, along with climate change, is now becoming a controversial political question.
Animals on ice: how conservationists use freezers to ‘biobank’ wildlife
The consequences of not freezing the cells of key species could be their extinction.
Is it possible to have an eco‑friendly firework display?
Should we use less-polluting and silent fireworks, drones and laser light shows to replace traditional displays? Research shows there is still an environmental cost.
Wildlife conservation needs to change – and the game of Jenga can help us see why
The game is a fantastic metaphor for understanding how extinctions cause ecosystems to become more fragile.
Our fossil find suggests humans spread to Asia way before they got to Europe
New find shows we may have been underestimating the Neanderthals.
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