The plan to reintroduce a big cat that might never have existed
13 September 2017
Ideas are afoot to return the clouded leopard to Taiwan, where it was declared extinct in 2013. Yet some say the big cat never lived there
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Stunning shots capture how we interact with our natural world
13 September 2017
These evocative pictures by photographer Lucas Foglia catalogue his quest to capture our turbulent relationship with nature
Rat brains seen replaying scary memories as they sleep
11 September 2017
Could this be where nightmares come from? When rats are given a fright while awake, their brains go on to replay their fear when they next fall sleep
Thousands of new lifeforms discovered that redraw tree of life
11 September 2017
Over 90 per cent of microorganisms are unknown to science, but DNA analysis has unmasked thousands of them and made life's story far more complex
Meet the vampire ant from hell with huge jaws and a metal horn
10 September 2017
Linguamyrmex vladi had ferocious snapping jaws and a horn reinforced with metal, which it may have used to puncture prey and drain their blood
Box jellyfish will destroy future oceans by gobbling up the food
8 September 2017
As the oceans become more acidic thanks to greenhouse gas emissions, box jellyfish will eat far more copepods – the foundations of marine food webs
Bats crash into windows because of a glitch with their 'sonar'
7 September 2017
Until bats get very close, their echolocation makes them “see” smooth surfaces like windows as gaps rather than as a solid material – with impactful results
Giant ocean fish farms to solve food security? There's a catch
5 September 2017
A study says there is enough ocean to grow 100 times the fish we eat, but mass fish farming is not the simple solution it seems, says Olive Heffernan
