29 July 2020
From beginnings as skulking, cat-sized reptiles, dinosaurs came to rule Earth for 100 million years – but how? Their secret wasn’t teeth or claws, but something deep inside them
29 July 2020
The vibrant colours of threatened coral reefs are transformed into a natural kaleidoscope in this stunning image created by Dutch photographer Georgette Douwma
28 July 2020
Beneath the Pacific Ocean there are communities of bacteria that have survived since the reign of the dinosaurs – and some individual cells may have been alive for over 100 million years
27 July 2020
Artificial intelligence that can recognise individual birds is being developed for biologists studying wild animals, but could also be adapted so that people can identify individual birds in their surroundings
24 July 2020
Spiders may build their webs to catch prey, but trials in Slovenian forests show they also grab onto DNA, which can help us monitor biodiversity in a less invasive manner
23 July 2020
Mosquitoes that carry Zika and dengue may have developed their taste for our blood as a way to cope with long dry seasons, since human activity often creates standing water
23 July 2020
City lights could have a serious impact on the sleep patterns of birds, as pigeons were found to sleep around 4 hours less under illumination equivalent to street lights
22 July 2020
Foxes rooting through our rubbish to scavenge for food isn’t just a modern-day phenomenon – analysis of animal bones in Germany shows foxes were eating human leftovers 42,000 years ago
