14 July 2021
To become an interplanetary species, we may have to genetically engineer ourselves to be more resilient, says geneticist Chris Mason. He has a 500-year plan for life away from Earth
14 July 2021
From pangolins to elephant tusks, trafficking in animals and animal parts nets $23 billion a year as it pushes species to the brink of extinction. This big-money, murky world is the subject of a new podcast series
9 July 2021
The brains of fish grow in more challenging environments and shrink in less challenging ones, sometimes growing and shrinking with the seasons
7 July 2021
More than a quarter of mammals bought and sold in the wildlife trade play host to three quarters of infectious diseases capable of spilling over from animals to humans
6 July 2021
Female vampire bats tend to hang out in groups – but unlike many group-living primates or birds, the colony members groom and share food equally
6 July 2021
Methamphetamines and other drugs can enter freshwater rivers through wastewater, and lab tests show trout can become addicted, changing their behaviour by reducing their activity levels
