There’s no place like home: butterflies stick to their burbs
Members of at least one species choose mates and egg sites based on where they were born, research reveals Birthplace exerts a lifelong influence on…
It’s a Purrfect World
by Simonne Lee I’ve always found I can slip into a trance when I listen and feel a cat’s purr. It instantly calms me down,…
Yellow-eared Parrot
The colorful, elusive Yellow-eared Parrot was considered by many to be a lost species until April 1999, when a group of researchers sponsored by ABC…
Teachers Share the Value of Classroom Pets
Teachers across the U.S. and Canada have shared valuable insight about the transformative power of classroom pets through a survey conducted this spring by the…
230 New Species in Real Life Game of Flies
Paramonovius nightking, a bee fly named after Game of Thrones’ Night King because it reigns in winter and has a crown of spine-like hairs, is…
A high-heeled dinosaur?
A 24-tonne dinosaur may have walked in a ‘high-heeled’ fashion, according to University of Queensland research. UQ PhD candidate Andréas Jannel and colleagues from UQ’s…