WILDLIFE

New fossils show what Australia’s giant prehistoric ‘thunder birds’ looked like – and offer clues about how they died out

New fossils show what Australia’s giant prehistoric ‘thunder birds’ looked like – and offer clues about how they died out

Female giraffes drove the evolution of long giraffe necks in order to feed on the most nutritious leaves, new research suggests

Female giraffes drove the evolution of long giraffe necks in order to feed on the most nutritious leaves, new research suggests

The UK’s nature restoration plans have some big holes – here’s how to fill them

The UK’s nature restoration plans have some big holes – here’s how to fill them

African elephants address one another with name-like calls − similar to humans

African elephants address one another with name-like calls − similar to humans

what happens when a plane collides with a bird?

what happens when a plane collides with a bird?

How genes shape birdsong, even when birds grow up far from home

How genes shape birdsong, even when birds grow up far from home

research shows it can improve mental health and foster a sense of wellbeing

research shows it can improve mental health and foster a sense of wellbeing

Protecting wildlife begins with understanding how best to counter wildlife crimes

Protecting wildlife begins with understanding how best to counter wildlife crimes

East Africa’s ‘soda lakes’ are rising, threatening their iconic flamingos

East Africa’s ‘soda lakes’ are rising, threatening their iconic flamingos

We built an AI tool to help set priorities for conservation in Madagascar: what we found

We built an AI tool to help set priorities for conservation in Madagascar: what we found

For centuries, owls were considered to bring bad luck in many cultures as well as in the US, but the outpouring of grief in New York over Flaco shows how times have changed

For centuries, owls were considered to bring bad luck in many cultures as well as in the US, but the outpouring of grief in New York over Flaco shows how times have changed

It’s a myth that male animals are usually larger than females – new study

It’s a myth that male animals are usually larger than females – new study