The tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus, is a “living fossil”, virtually unchanged since dinosaurs roamed the Earth, but it has stolen a march on us all. A study shows that New Zealand’s tuatara is the fastest-evolving animal known. Image: SidPix
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Anaesthetic drugs could be used to flush out harrowing memories before they take hold and...
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Was Darwin wrong about the sexual allure of the peacock’s tail? A controversial study has found no evidence for the traditional view – practically enshrined in evolutionary lore – that peahens choose their partners depending on the quality of the peacocks’ tails. Image: lightmatter
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Whoever heard of birds cooperating on a project together? Sure, a pair may build a nest together, but cooperating on a single task to get food is something only primates have been thought capable of. Now it turns out that rooks, like chimps, can cooperate – although they may lack the competitive edge needed understand teamwork properly. Image: foxypar4
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A new report concludes that hairdressers are “probably” at greater risk from bladder...
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