The urban beekeeping boom is hurting wild pollinator species
18 May 2022
The recent global trend for urban apiary amounts to "bee-washing" that detracts from efforts to reverse the decline in wild pollinators, argues Graham Lawton
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How the massive dogs bred to protect livestock could save wolves too
18 May 2022
Livestock guardian dogs traditionally used to protect herd animals from predators are now also being hailed as a way to conserve the animals they are trained to scare off
Genetically engineered bacteria have learned to play tic-tac-toe
13 May 2022
E. coli bacteria modified to act like electronic components called memristors can be set up to act as a simple neural network and trained to play noughts and crosses
Clever birds forced to find new homes as Cambridge lab faces closure
13 May 2022
A seminal research lab that has revolutionised our understanding of the minds of rooks and jays is set to be closed down as funding dries up
Growing plants in soil from the moon doesn't really work very well
12 May 2022
Thale cress plants have been grown in regolith, the fine dust that covers the moon’s surface, using samples from Apollo missions – but they turn out small and stunted
A steroid might be why octopuses starve themselves after mating
12 May 2022
After mating, female octopuses increase production of a steroid hormone, which may drive them to starve themselves while guarding their eggs
Ants treat infected wounds of nestmates with medicine from their back
12 May 2022
Matabele ants (Megaponera analis) in sub-Saharan Africa apply an antimicrobial substance to nestmates whose limbs are lost while raiding termite nests
Kenyan chameleons evolved brighter colours after moving to Hawaii
11 May 2022
Chameleons introduced to Hawaii in 1972 have started flaunting brighter colours, probably because they have fewer predators to hide from
