Small but mighty, plankton are some of the most powerful creatures on Earth: Choksawatdikorn/Shutterstock If you go to the beach and dip a bucket in the sea, you might at first think it contains lifeless water. But examine that water under a microscope and you will see your bucket contains a universe of microscopic life, …
Unicorns in southern Africa: the fascinating story behind one-horned creatures in rock art: One-horned rain-animal from a site near Indwe in the Eastern Cape province. Image courtesy David M. Witelson One-horned creatures are found in myths around the world. Although unicorns in different cultures have little to do with one another, they have multiple associations …
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Curious Kids: why didn’t other creatures evolve the intelligence humans have?: Humans have big brains. Rido/Shutterstock If humans and other animals were living in the same environment, why didn’t other animals evolve like us? – Sami, aged 13, London, UK This is a brilliant question. Humans have evolved differently to other animals. We have much …
Curious Kids: how are ants and other creatures able to walk on the ceiling?: Local culture in northern/Shutterstock Why doesn’t gravity bother ants and other creatures that can climb up walls or walk along ceilings? – Tsubamé, aged eight, London, UK The reason most animals are not able to walk on the ceiling is due …
Tiny swimming creatures can create big currents in lake water – new research: Lake Windermere, in England's Lake District, experiences different mixing processes in its water column. BarnyZ/Flickr Lakes are usually pictured as tranquil environments, largely uninfluenced by the enormous tidal power which drives the oceans. But the surface winds that act upon lakes can …
South Africa in the news: Mysterious creatures of the deep: From oversized woodlice-like creatures to faceless fish, in the deepest realms of the ocean lurk some of the strangest creatures known to humankind – with many yet to be discovered. A striking …: “South Africa” – BingNews Robbers Gun Down Policeman: National police spokesperson Assistant …
Prehistoric creatures flocked to different latitudes to survive climate change – the same is taking place today: J.T. Csotonyi/wikimedia, CC BY-SA Life on Earth is most diverse at the equator. This pattern, where species biodiversity increases as we move through the tropics towards the equator, is seen on land and in the oceans, and has …
South Africa in the news: Is your exotic pet obsession fuelling illegal trade in these creatures?: The exotic pet trade is a lucrative business but it needs a closer look at to find out what it is doing to these creatures, writes environmental activist Dominic Naidoo.: “South Africa” – BingNews Bodies pile up as Covid …
Dinosaurs: from giant reptiles to warm-blooded, feathered creatures, how our understanding of what they looked like has changed – podcast: Kulindadromeus: more evidence is emerging of feathered dinosaurs. Nobu Tamura via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we look at how new discoveries are changing our understanding of what …
Largest ever flying creatures had longer necks than giraffes – we found out how these pterosaurs kept their heads up: The azhdarchid pterosaur, the largest flying animal ever known. Davide Bonadonna, Author provided A lot of animals alive today have long necks. Giraffes, of course, are the best known example. But in the past, animals …
What Madagascar’s amazing mini creatures tell us about evolution: Brookesia tedi, described in 2019, is one of the smallest chameleons, and indeed one of the smallest amniote vertebrates, on earth. Mark D. Scherz Madagascar has many “mini” creatures. These include a recently discovered group of miniaturised frogs as well as the discovery earlier this year …
Ancient sea creatures spent years crossing the ocean on rafts – we’ve worked out how it was possible: Aaron Hunter, Author provided The English town of Lyme Regis is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. It was here in the 1830s that William Buckland, better known for the discovery of the first dinosaur, …
Curious Kids: how do creatures living in the deep sea stay alive given the pressure?: Angler fish haunt the deep seas. Shutterstock. CC BY-ND Curious Kids is a series by The Conversation, which gives children of all ages the chance to have their questions about the world answered by experts. All questions are welcome: you …
Bizarre! Alien-like sea creatures that you never knew existed: Mainly found in the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific, the Humpead Wrasse can easily be identified by the prominent hump on its head. They can exist in small groups The moonfish or Opah are members of the marine life that are very rarely caught. : Weird …
From otters to smelt – the weird and wonderful creatures of the River Tyne: The Tyne has come a long way in the past 30 years with the once filthy river supporting an array of wildlife from otters to water voles Once universally known as the Coaly Tyne, the exports down the river from the …
Mass FISH deaths: Mystery as THOUSANDS of dead creatures wash up on…: PEOPLE living near a city lake were shocked to wake up to discover the beaches covered with thousands of dead fish. Experts believe the cause of the mass fish deaths is a heatwave that has been hitting the city of Santa Rosa in …
‘Unseen’ museum exhibit to depict glow-in-the-dark creatures: New York's American Museum of Natural History is working on just the solution: a floor-to-ceiling installation depicting creatures that glow. Photographers got a sneak peek on Thursday as one of the centerpieces was installed for an exhibition called “Unseen Oceans.” : Weird News Conte given Man Utd shirt …