Australia wants to ban social media for under-16s, but it won't work
Attempts to prevent Australian children from accessing social media are likely to…
Chimps do better at difficult tasks when they have an audience
A chimpanzee tackling a number test on a touch screenAkiho Muramatsu The…
Watch elephants use a hose to shower themselves – and prank others
Elephants are masters at using a hose – considered a complex tool…
DNA helps match ‘Well Man’ skeleton to 800-year-old Norwegian saga
The complete skeletal remains of the “Well Man”Age Hojem, NTNU University Museum…
There could be 30,000 species of earthworms wriggling around the world
There are probably many more earthworm species than those that have been…
Listening to worms wriggle can help us monitor ecosystem health
The movements of organisms like worms in the soil create distinctive sound…
Why ‘sling action’ bowling deceives so many batters in cricket
Experiments in a wind tunnel have revealed why the sling action bowling…
How crocodiles were taught to stop eating deadly toxic cane toads
Freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) are at risk from toxic cane toadsPaul Mayall…
Endangered skates saved from extinction by hatching in captivity
Maugean skate eggs in captivityJayson Semmens/University of Tasmania One of the world’s…
The Antarctic’s polar vortex could be about to split in two
A split in the southern vortex – not seen since 2002 –…
