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October 15, 2025, 03:41 PM - 6 min read
Wolves disappeared from Danish forests in 1813, when they were hunted to extinction – remembered only in stories and fairy tales. Then, in 2012, a lone male wolf crossed the border from Germany into Jutland, Denmark’s peninsula bordering Germany. More followed. By 2017, Denmark celebrated its first confirmed breeding pack in more than 200 years.
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October 12, 2025, 04:42 PM - 6 min read
In a new study of a 56 million-year-old fossil bird, researchers show that the distant ancestors of ostriches and other large flightless birds once flew great distances.
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October 3, 2025, 04:39 PM - 3 min read
Dozens of Athenians have embraced urban beekeeping to support local ecosystems, reconnect with nature and enjoy honey flavoured by each neighbourhood's local plants and flowers.
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September 10, 2025, 04:48 PM - 7 min read
Habitat loss and fragmentation is the number one threat to koalas. Others include climate change, bushfires, disease, vehicle strikes and dog attacks.
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September 10, 2025, 03:36 PM - 6 min read
A deadly mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae or “tropi” is on the march. Beekeepers fear it will wreak even greater havoc than varroa – and the ripple effects may be felt by the billions of people around the world.
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August 5, 2025, 03:55 PM - 6 min read
Leopard seals are especially vocal during breeding season. A female leopard seal sings for a few hours on the days she is in heat. But the males are the real showstoppers. Each night, the males perform underwater solos for up to 13 hours. This demanding routine continues for weeks.
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July 15, 2025, 02:32 PM - 6 min read
Endemism is a highly valuable metric for conservation because it identifies areas with irreplaceable species, ecological functions, or evolutionary lineages.
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June 25, 2025, 04:15 PM - 5 min read
For some animals, this freeze response – called “tonic immobility” – can be a lifesaver. Possums famously “play dead” to avoid predators. So do rabbits, lizards, snakes, and even some insects.
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June 25, 2025, 03:54 PM - 4 min read
Even bats in the tropics, where it’s warm all year, store fat in anticipation of dry seasons when food becomes scarce.
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April 8, 2025, 03:36 PM - 4 min read
Dire wolves, which went extinct more than 10,000 years old, are much larger than gray wolves, their closest living relatives today.
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April 7, 2025, 02:13 PM - 7 min read
Flies migrate to reproduce, moving to exploit seasonal food resources. All over the world, it’s mostly females that migrate. They have been recorded migrating through mountain passes high in the Himalayas, on ships hundreds of miles out to sea in the Gulf of Mexico and in their millions, migrating through Western Europe.
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March 6, 2025, 03:39 PM - 6 min read
Most species perceive humans as predators, so our presence disturbs and distracts them from feeding and breeding. To survive in human-dominated cities, animals must therefore be bold.
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