species – Biodiversity Revolution

Avoiding another Great Dying – learnings from the world’s greatest extinction event

Planet Earth, a quarter of an aeon ago. A series of volcanic eruptions in what we now call Siberia has

Sunday was the anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s Origin of Species (first published on 24th November 1859 – you

I’m pretty sure that almost no-one loves scorpions – they’re not far behind spiders in the ‘primal nightmare’ stakes, given

Taking a break from the wonderful world of octopods, but still within the “amazing creatures” realm, I’d like to introduce

I’ve been off for a week with bronchitis, curled up at home coughing violently and generally feeling sorry for myself,

Yes, you read that right. Professor Tony Goldberg, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, returned from a research trip to Africa

I’ve got a lot of respect for orcas (sometimes called killer whales): they’re intelligent, showing an ability to learn, solve

If you don’t like the idea of 10-foot long aquatic killer worms, then read no further. The worms in question

How could I have missed this one? Yesterday was World Octopus Day, so here’s an infographic about these amazing creatures,

Scientists spent three weeks in the rainforest of Suriname and found no less than 60 new species, a few of