Raptors at risk – raising awareness about endangered birds of prey
Jennifer Anderson leads an ambitious educational programme to raise awareness about threatened birds of prey.
The Serengeti Rules – public lecture at the Royal Institution
Discover the rules of all life on Earth, with American evolutionary biologist Sean B. Carroll, author of The Serengeti Rules.
Gorilla mealtime singing may have a strategic function
Feeding vocalisations could be used to control gorilla groups - may offer insights into the evolution of human language.
SOAS to host Elephant Conference in India
London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) will host its first Elephant Conference in India next month - open to the public.
Secret deep sea habitats of humpback whales
Migration patterns show that undersea mountains are important habitats for humpback whales in New Caledonia.
Patterns of habitat loss affect biodiversity damage
Ecologists discover that biodiversity suffers more when habitat destruction starts at the edges of a region and moves towards the centre.
Daily temperature fluctuations could threaten warm-blooded species
Bird species suffer increase in mortality rates when there is a wider range between daily lowest and highest temperatures—especially in warmer climates.
Cracking the Macaque Stone Tool Code
Primatologists and archaeologists have deciphered the complex code of marks and scratches that macaques leave on their stone tools.