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6 December 2017
Elon Musk's hot wheels, New York City rats don't mix, cats on the blockchain, and more
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Wildebeest no more: The death of Africa's great migrations
6 December 2017
Many of Africa's savannahs are emptying of wildlife as cattle fences kill its charismatic fauna. But we are finding ways to save them
Japan’s refusal to stop ivory trade undermines bans elsewhere
6 December 2017
Even though other countries are clamping down on illegal ivory, the unconstrained trade in Japan may offer loopholes for criminals to keep selling ivory – fuelling elephant poaching
Lizards re-evolved eggs after thousands of years of live births
5 December 2017
It’s an evolutionary U-turn: a group of egg-laying lizards evolved from live-bearing ancestors, which are in turn descended from even older egg-layers
Sumatran tigers fall 17 per cent and have just two strongholds
5 December 2017
There are now only two viable populations of Sumatran tigers left in the wild, so if the cats are to be saved those areas have to be protected
Why do female monkeys spend so long looking at rugged males?
4 December 2017
Female monkeys spend more time staring at males that have highly masculine facial features, but we don’t know if they fancy them or fear them
Hummingbirds have massive hearts to power their hovering flight
1 December 2017
Birds that hover in front of flowers have huge hearts to power their energy-intensive flight, and even birds that glide effortlessly need fairly big hearts to keep it up
Baby pterosaurs were cute, defenceless and unable to fly
30 November 2017
Over 200 pterosaur eggs have been found at a site in China, the largest such discovery on record, and the embryos inside reveal what newly-hatched pterosaurs were like
No, aliens aren't lurking on the International Space Station
30 November 2017
History tells us that earthly contamination is by far the most likely explanation for “extraterrestrial” bacteria found on the ISS hull, says Geraint Lewis
