Honeybees are good at maths, but it was thought they could only count to four. That is, unless you present them with a task in which they are punished with a bitter-tasting drink for getting it wrong.
A Eurasian stone-curlew stands amid short grass.
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When we build marinas, ports, jetties and coastal defences we introduce hard structures that weren’t there before, and which reduce the amount of sunlight hitting the water.
A recent report warned that insects ‘could vanish by the end of the century’. Here’s why that would cause a collapse of nature.
‘Amphy’ has features of both simple and more complex forms of life – and so can help us understand important steps in evolution.
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The marine creature amphioxus allows scientists to explore some of the steps that took place as simple creatures evolved to become complex animals.
Thanks to their consumption of invertebrates, Melbourne platypus likely receive half the recommended human dose of anti-depressants every day.
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Biologists are finding new evidence that these ocean invertebrate grazers don’t just ingest whatever they catch. They can actually be picky eaters – and their choices might influence ocean food webs.
Climate change is set to expand Antarctica’s ice-free area, potentially helping native species to flourish but also paving the way for invasive species to gain a foothold.