An antibody-like compound known on land to be exclusively to be found in camelids like alpacas, lamas, and dromedaries, could be used to treat human brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. The study’s focus were antibody-like proteins, aptly called nanobodies, whose small size allowed the scientists to treat neurological conditions […]
Surprising Things Learned About Foxes After 15 Years of Photographing Them
Wildlife photographer Roeselien Raimond knows a thing or two about foxes. She’s been observing and photographing the elusive creatures for more than a decade, capturing their beauty, charm, and idiosyncrasies, from how they show affection toward each other to the myriad expressions on their faces. Now, she’s compiled her fox wisdom and is sharing what […]
Snakes, sheilas and a backblocks shed: learning how to wrangle Australia’s most venomous reptiles
In the backblocks of the Lockyer Valley, more than an hour’s drive west of Brisbane, is a dead end track thick with scrubby eucalypt regrowth. It is a Saturday morning in late spring and, in this quiet neck of an area which bills itself as Australia’s salad bowl, a car turns down the no through […]
“I’ve been thinking about this possibility for 15 years”: Killer whale experts make new discovery off North American coast
West Coast transient killer whales have long fascinated marine scientists with their impressive mammal-hunting techniques. Now, new research by the University of British Columbia (UBC) is shedding more light on these large ocean predators, confirming them to be two distinct subpopulations: inner and outer coast transients. Analysing 16 years of data covering more than 2,200 […]
Climate Crisis Speeds Up as Coral Reefs and Rainforests Edge Toward Collapse
According to Reuters, the pace of Global warming is accelerating faster than at any time in recorded history — and the Earth’s most vital ecosystems are beginning to crumble under the pressure. New research shows the planet‘s temperature is rising at about 0.27°C per decade, nearly 50% faster than in the 1990s, while sea levels […]
New Details Emerge About Technician Mauled by Polar Bears
In August 2024, a technician working at a remote research station in the Arctic went outside to photograph a polar bear. He didn’t know there were actually two bears. To get outside, Christopher Best walked past large posted signs warning employees about polar bears. Once he was outside the building, the bears blocked Best’s escape […]
Baby sea otter named Caterpillar rescued off central California coast
It was a foggy October afternoon on the central California coast when the Marine Mammal Center got a call on their public hotline: there were distressed cries coming from the frigid waters in Morro Bay. The center’s experts were able to determine that the calls – which sounded almost like a human baby screeching – […]
Head-butting, drowning and dive-bombing – discover 10 most aggressive, badass animals on the planet that aren’t afraid to put up a fight
They say that nice guys finish last, a sentiment with which this motely crew of mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians and insects would surely agree. As some of the most aggressive species on the planet, they’ve figured out that offence is often the best defence, whether you’re a bull shark headbutting its prey, a honey […]