In 2022, GNN reported on the return of wildlife seen on Lord Howe Island of Australia following an extermination campaign of rats. Now, an expedition to the island’s high forests has revealed stunning imagery of a one-of-a-kind ecosystem where 85% of plants are found nowhere else on Earth. “Ascending into this rare island cloud forest […]
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Polar bears are back in Britain. But should they really be living here?
A small boy calls out the sights as the train speeds through the Suffolk countryside from London Liverpool Street. “Tractor. Church. Pigs. Polar bear! Dad! A polar bear!” The dad doesn’t glance up. “We don’t have polar bears in this country.” But the boy isn’t dreaming. There they are: four polar bears lumbering across a […]
Study Unravels the Mystery of False Memories in Cuttlefish
Memory can be a tricky thing. We often find ourselves confident in a memory that others dispute. This phenomenon isn’t just a human experience; recent research has shown that even cuttlefish can form false memories. A team of scientists from the University of Caen in France has made a groundbreaking discovery, demonstrating that cuttlefish can […]