Breeding with farmed fish is changing the life cycle of wild salmon
22 December 2021
The evolutionary fitness of Atlantic salmon is being damaged by genetic contamination as wild fish breed with escapees from fish farms
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Earliest known bubonic plague strain found in 5000-year-old skull
29 June 2021
The bacterium behind the Black Death, which wrought devastation in medieval times, has been found in the skull of a man living 5000 years ago in Latvia – it’s the earliest known plague strain
Bizarre 'manta shark' slowly cruised the oceans 93 million years ago
18 March 2021
A Mexican fossil belongs to a shark that lived more than 90 million years ago and had wings like a manta ray, which may have helped it swim in place while feeding on plankton
Toads on tropical islands are rapidly shrinking as they evolve
18 November 2020
Toads that were introduced to two tropical islands in the 1920s are now a third smaller than their mainland peers, possibly a sign of remarkably rapid evolution
World's loudest male bird bellows at females sitting right next to it
21 October 2019
The loudest song of the white bellbird hits an average of 116 decibels, putting it on a par with a pile-driver and beating all previously documented birds
A type of African mole rat is immune to the pain caused by wasabi
30 May 2019
A species of mole rat doesn't feel pain in response to a compound that gives wasabi its pungent taste, and could hint at new ways to relieve pain in people
Monkeys use their 'eagle' call to warn each other about drones
27 May 2019
Monkeys in Senegal have learned to adapt to drones flying over their habitat. They use a similar call to when they spot an eagle to alert others
