Crows can recognise and ascribe numerical meaning to symbols, a new study shows, suggesting that the unusually intelligent birds may be able to “read” numbers and simple icons. Crows are known for their…
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Female dolphins who have successful relatives and “friends” are much better at producing calves, according to researchers…
A new report on Australian birds has added four more species to the critically endangered list and found that a total of 39 species or sub-species are more threatened now than they were a decade ago. The…
Species that are mutually dependent on each other can, in some cases, become separated and reconnect again over distances…
Only a few days old and still blind and naked, chicks of the African greater honeyguide kill their newly hatched foster siblings…
Greyhounds, much like some humans, see a rise in their blood pressure in response to a doctor’s visit. Researchers from Ohio…
Eyeless fish that have evolved underground, completely isolated from the day-night cycle, may offer clues to how our body clocks work up here on dry land. Authors of a report published today in the online…
A male fiddler crab’s oversized claw has be found to help it regulate its body temperature Researchers placed crabs under…
An estimated 8.7 million species exist on Earth, according to a paper published today in PLoS Biology. The figure is based on a new validated analytical technique that, it’s said, significantly narrows…
The low genetic diversity of the Iberian lynx – the most endangered carnivore in Europe – may not decrease the species’ chance…
Chimpanzees have a significant bias for “prosocial” behaviour, according to researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research…
A species of African rat makes its own poison by gnawing on a toxic tree and smearing the toxic saliva on to hair on its…
Hiding may play an important role in relaxing cats, according to University of Queensland honours student Mark Owens. Working…
Male songbirds, by releasing preen oil from a gland at the base of their tail to attract mates, are no different to many…
We now know that mountain treeshrews and summit rats feed on the nectar secreted by the giant pitcher plant – Nepenthes rajah – then defecate into its pitchers, providing it with much needed nutrients…
Groupers might be able to limit the invasion of lionfish on Caribbean coral reefs. Though not native to the region, lionfish…
Mother kangaroos willingly face higher health risks than their non-reproducing sisters, all for the sake of being a good…
As Queensland authorities confirm the third outbreak of Hendra virus within a week, researchers are moving to fast track a horse vaccination for the deadly virus, which can spread from horses to humans…
Crows can remember human faces associated with stressful situations for up to five years and they’ll also warn their friends, a study has found. Crows are known for their extraordinary smarts and have…
Queensland authorities have confirmed a horse on a farm south of Brisbane has died of Hendra virus, which can spread from horses to humans and has killed four of the seven people ever known to have been…
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