Katie Burton
The world’s first omnivorous shark
Jan 15, 2019
Published in
Wildlife
Bonnethead sharks, the second smallest member of the hammerhead family, have been shown to not only eat, but digest seagrass, making them the first omnivorous shark known to scientists
SURVEILLANCE VALLEY: The Secret Military History of the Internet
Feb 07, 2019
Published in
Books
by Yasha Levine • Icon Books • £14.99 (paperback)
Volcanoes fed by ‘mush reservoirs’ not pools of liquid magma
Jan 28, 2019
Published in
Tectonics
Everything we thought we knew about eruptions could be wrong
The story behind Brazil’s 200 million termite mounds
Jan 10, 2019
Published in
Wildlife
The recent discovery of more than 200 million termite mounds in northeastern Brazil, the extent of which had never been understood before, throws up more questions than it answers
What’s behind the colour-changing monkeys of Costa Rica?
Dec 21, 2018
Published in
Wildlife
Are howler monkeys being adversely affected by ingestion of pesticides containing sulphur?
Seismometers buried in Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf record its constant song
Jan 21, 2019
Published in
Polar
Seismometers buried in the Ross Ice Shelf have revealed that its snowy surface constantly vibrates, producing a low rumble of noise that scientists can use to monitor changes
Climate change-triggered ticks causing rise in ‘ghost moose’
Nov 27, 2018
Published in
Wildlife
The unprecedented frequency of winter tick epidemics have resulted in a 70 per cent death rate for New Hampshire’s moose calves
The carbon-raising effect of fatter plants
Nov 09, 2018
Published in
Climate
Most plants thicken their leaves in response to higher carbon levels in the atmosphere – a new climate change model reveals this could have a big impact on global warming
Microplastics in mosquitos could contaminate food chains
Oct 26, 2018
Published in
Water
New research reveals that microplastics can survive in mosquitos from larvae to adult, raising the possibility of particles being transferred from freshwater to land
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