New Scientist - Life https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398691-vegan-cheese-made-from-fermented-peas-could-taste-more-like-dairy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 24 Oct 2023 15:00:08 +0100 When a mixture of pea protein and sunflower oil is fermented with lactic acid-producing bacteria, it develops a firm texture and produces flavour compounds found in dairy cheese 2398691-vegan-cheese-made-from-fermented-peas-could-taste-more-like-dairy|2398691 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396033-on-the-hunt-for-thousands-of-salmon-that-escaped-icelandic-fish-farm/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:00:54 +0100 Some 3500 salmon have escaped from a fish farm pen in Iceland and now the hunt is on to catch them before they hybridise with the local wild, genetically distinct salmon in the fjords 2396033-on-the-hunt-for-thousands-of-salmon-that-escaped-icelandic-fish-farm|2396033 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398428-why-birds-eyes-can-be-blue-green-pink-or-orange/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 20 Oct 2023 10:00:15 +0100 Among birds, eyes come in all sorts of colours – and it seems that this helps them compete for mating opportunities and intimidate rivals 2398428-why-birds-eyes-can-be-blue-green-pink-or-orange|2398428 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397429-do-animals-know-that-sex-leads-to-babies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 20 Oct 2023 08:00:38 +0100 The time delay between sex and offspring makes identifying the cause and effect a little complicated. Humans have language to explain how reproduction works, but for other animals it may be far less clear 2397429-do-animals-know-that-sex-leads-to-babies|2397429 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398469-emergence-of-huge-cicada-generation-in-2021-led-to-a-caterpillar-boom/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 19 Oct 2023 20:00:41 +0100 The emergence of 'Brood X' periodical cicadas in the US in 2021 gave birds a new food source, leading to knock-on effects throughout forest ecosystems 2398469-emergence-of-huge-cicada-generation-in-2021-led-to-a-caterpillar-boom|2398469 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398168-pepper-x-the-world-has-a-new-hottest-chilli/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:16:41 +0100 Pepper X scorches the previous record holder, the Carolina Reaper, by a million Scoville heat units 2398168-pepper-x-the-world-has-a-new-hottest-chilli|2398168 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397495-edible-and-delicious-chinese-mitten-crabs-are-invading-the-uk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:10:46 +0100 Numbers of invasive Chinese mitten crabs are believed to be growing in the UK, causing damage to river beds and competing with native wildlife 2397495-edible-and-delicious-chinese-mitten-crabs-are-invading-the-uk|2397495 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397894-mega-penguins-these-are-the-largest-penguins-to-have-ever-lived/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:00:57 +0100 No penguin alive today can compare with some of the extinct giants that once roamed the planet, including Kumimanu fordycei, Petradyptes stonehousei and Palaeeudyptes klekowskii 2397894-mega-penguins-these-are-the-largest-penguins-to-have-ever-lived|2397894 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397622-dung-beetles-feeding-habits-can-be-used-to-track-endangered-lemurs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:00:09 +0100 Biologists identified DNA from six species of lemurs in the guts of dung beetles collected in Madagascar, demonstrating a possible way to monitor endangered wildlife 2397622-dung-beetles-feeding-habits-can-be-used-to-track-endangered-lemurs|2397622 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397725-pariss-bedbug-problem-is-probably-no-worse-than-other-major-cities/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:21:08 +0100 An apparent resurgence of bedbugs has incited panic in France, but there is no scientific evidence of any increase in infestation rates this year 2397725-pariss-bedbug-problem-is-probably-no-worse-than-other-major-cities|2397725 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2397525-winning-images-from-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2023/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:00:24 +0100 Meet the award-winning photographers from this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition as they discuss their stunning shots 2397525-winning-images-from-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2023|2397525 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397263-inventions-based-on-threatened-animals-like-rhinos-are-on-the-rise/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 12 Oct 2023 12:17:50 +0100 An analysis of patent records suggests there is growing commercial interest in products derived from rhinos and other threatened wildlife 2397263-inventions-based-on-threatened-animals-like-rhinos-are-on-the-rise|2397263 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396917-female-frogs-sometimes-play-dead-to-avoid-mating-with-males/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 11 Oct 2023 01:01:10 +0100 Frog mating can be a competitive and sometimes deadly affair as many males compete for females – but females have some tricks to avoid unwanted attention 2396917-female-frogs-sometimes-play-dead-to-avoid-mating-with-males|2396917 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396750-winning-images-from-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2023/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 11 Oct 2023 00:30:50 +0100 Orcas hunting a seal, duelling Nubian ibexes and a stunning horseshoe crab appear in winning images from this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition 2396750-winning-images-from-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2023|2396750 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396830-chickens-made-resistant-to-bird-flu-with-crispr-gene-editing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:00:46 +0100 Modifying a protein in chicken cells can help the birds resist infection by influenza viruses, but further testing is needed before this approach can be rolled out 2396830-chickens-made-resistant-to-bird-flu-with-crispr-gene-editing|2396830 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396825-ocean-life-surged-500-million-years-ago-due-to-cooler-sea-temperatures/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:00:17 +0100 A fall in sea surface temperatures around 500 million years ago led to the evolution of aquatic life that could survive in newly hospitable environments 2396825-ocean-life-surged-500-million-years-ago-due-to-cooler-sea-temperatures|2396825 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396347-pickled-snake-in-museum-is-a-new-species-but-may-already-be-extinct/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 09 Oct 2023 13:00:52 +0100 A snake kept in a museum in Zimbabwe since 1982 has been assigned to a new species, the Nyanga rinkhals, but biologists fear it may no longer exist in the wild 2396347-pickled-snake-in-museum-is-a-new-species-but-may-already-be-extinct|2396347 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396045-some-of-our-cells-move-and-they-do-it-by-emitting-lots-of-chemicals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:00:34 +0100 A mammalian cell cannot crawl just anywhere – computer simulations based on experiments suggest that the chemicals the cells leach control the process 2396045-some-of-our-cells-move-and-they-do-it-by-emitting-lots-of-chemicals|2396045 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396449-hybrid-puffins-may-have-emerged-in-the-20th-century-due-to-warming/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 06 Oct 2023 20:00:53 +0100 Genetic analysis suggests that two subspecies of Atlantic puffin began interbreeding in Norway in the 20th century, perhaps as a result of warming in the Arctic 2396449-hybrid-puffins-may-have-emerged-in-the-20th-century-due-to-warming|2396449 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396184-human-voices-are-scarier-than-a-lions-growl-for-savannah-animals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 05 Oct 2023 17:00:16 +0100 Animals at watering holes in South Africa were twice as likely to flee in response to recordings of humans talking compared with sounds of lions 2396184-human-voices-are-scarier-than-a-lions-growl-for-savannah-animals|2396184 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394786-egg-sex-screening-aims-to-stop-slaughter-of-billions-of-male-chicks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:00:48 +0100 Male chicks have no value to farmers who raise egg-laying chicken breeds, meaning that billions are slaughtered straight after hatching. Now, techniques to sex embryos inside eggs aim to end this practice 2394786-egg-sex-screening-aims-to-stop-slaughter-of-billions-of-male-chicks|2394786 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395911-hippos-are-really-bad-at-chewing-their-food/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 04 Oct 2023 20:00:00 +0100 Common hippos can't move their mouths side to side to grind their food, while pgymy hippos can only partly do this motion 2395911-hippos-are-really-bad-at-chewing-their-food|2395911 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395709-scientists-have-only-just-figured-out-how-cats-purr/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:00:26 +0100 The low-pitched sound of purring is unusual for an animal with short vocal folds, but cats have other structures in their larynx that enable their contented rumbling 2395709-scientists-have-only-just-figured-out-how-cats-purr|2395709 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395767-fat-bear-week-how-alaskas-brown-bears-nearly-double-in-size/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 03 Oct 2023 22:00:12 +0100 Brown bears in Katmai National Park can eat up to 160,000 calories a day to prepare for winter, but how do they know it's feasting time? 2395767-fat-bear-week-how-alaskas-brown-bears-nearly-double-in-size|2395767 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394993-beetles-raise-their-young-in-trash-dumps-left-behind-by-army-ants/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 02 Oct 2023 15:00:13 +0100 Breeding beetles belonging to dozens of species are attracted to the piles of food waste left behind by raiding army ants 2394993-beetles-raise-their-young-in-trash-dumps-left-behind-by-army-ants|2394993 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394829-weve-just-realised-that-a-tiny-west-african-crocodile-can-moo/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:28:17 +0100 Audio recordings reveal that the African dwarf crocodile moos like a cow – and listening out for its calls could help biologists track the species in the wild 2394829-weve-just-realised-that-a-tiny-west-african-crocodile-can-moo|2394829 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394099-male-butterflies-plug-attractive-females-genitals-to-stop-them-mating/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:00:41 +0100 Some male butterflies insert a stopper into their mate’s reproductive tract – and they use bigger, more effective plugs to stop rivals from mating with females that have a better chance of survival 2394099-male-butterflies-plug-attractive-females-genitals-to-stop-them-mating|2394099 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934580-400-remarkable-images-show-the-intricacy-and-beauty-of-common-plants/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 27 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Familiar plants are revealed in exquisite, microscopic detail in these shots from biologist Jan Martinek mg25934580-400-remarkable-images-show-the-intricacy-and-beauty-of-common-plants|2394163 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393551-alan-turing-mathematically-predicted-the-colour-of-lizard-scales/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 28 Sep 2023 21:00:22 +0100 Alan Turing, the father of modern computer science, once put his mind to the subject of predicting colourful lizard scales – and we now know he was successful 2393551-alan-turing-mathematically-predicted-the-colour-of-lizard-scales|2393551 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2394878-neuron-time-lapse-wins-2023-nikon-small-world-video-competition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 28 Sep 2023 17:18:50 +0100 A 48-hour time-lapse of neurons in the central nervous system of a chick embryo has won the Nikon Small World in Motion video competition 2394878-neuron-time-lapse-wins-2023-nikon-small-world-video-competition|2394878 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394820-we-finally-know-what-makes-orange-carrots-orange/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 28 Sep 2023 17:00:47 +0100 Three genes are turned off to make carrots produce high levels of alpha and beta-carotene, which make them a rich source of vitamin A and give them their orange hue 2394820-we-finally-know-what-makes-orange-carrots-orange|2394820 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393356-elusive-australian-bat-sometimes-snacks-on-other-bats/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 28 Sep 2023 07:00:58 +0100 Australia’s greater broad-nosed bat was believed to mostly eat beetles and other insects, but hairs found in its droppings suggest it also feasts on other bats 2393356-elusive-australian-bat-sometimes-snacks-on-other-bats|2393356 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394244-ancient-trilobite-stuffed-itself-with-food-almost-to-bursting-point/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 27 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0100 A trilobite with gut contents still preserved is the first of its kind ever to be found, and shows the woodlouse-like animal had a voracious appetite 2394244-ancient-trilobite-stuffed-itself-with-food-almost-to-bursting-point|2394244 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2392994-jellyfish-can-learn-from-experience-even-though-they-lack-a-brain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:00:21 +0100 As one of the biologically simplest kinds of animal, we might have thought jellyfish can’t learn, but it turns out they can 2392994-jellyfish-can-learn-from-experience-even-though-they-lack-a-brain|2392994 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393532-armour-plated-mollusc-fluoresces-brilliant-red-pink/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:00:31 +0100 Chitons are unusual molluscs with a shell made up of plates, and they fluoresce a red-pink colour – perhaps to help the animals blend in against a background of red algae 2393532-armour-plated-mollusc-fluoresces-brilliant-red-pink|2393532 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393362-exquisite-spider-fossils-from-australia-offer-clues-to-their-evolution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 21 Sep 2023 14:00:00 +0100 A large brush-footed trapdoor spider and a small jumping spider from the Miocene Epoch between 11 and 16 million years ago show how different arachnids responded to rapidly changing climate 2393362-exquisite-spider-fossils-from-australia-offer-clues-to-their-evolution|2393362 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393525-turtles-that-move-in-herds-reveal-the-complex-social-lives-of-reptiles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:00:03 +0100 The hicatee turtles of Belize appear to move around in groups even when they aren't feeding, providing evidence of social complexity in reptiles 2393525-turtles-that-move-in-herds-reveal-the-complex-social-lives-of-reptiles|2393525 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393170-fish-adapted-to-the-deep-sea-80-million-years-earlier-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:00:48 +0100 A set of unusual “trace” fossils in Italy reveal that fish were swimming in the deep ocean about 130 million years ago – much earlier than we had thought 2393170-fish-adapted-to-the-deep-sea-80-million-years-earlier-than-we-thought|2393170 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2392946-the-strange-plant-that-just-might-be-the-worst-smell-on-the-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:00:13 +0100 Corpse flowers rarely bloom but if one does when you’re nearby you’ll know about it. Though many botanical gardens have their own corpse flowers, the plant's mysteries still abound 2392946-the-strange-plant-that-just-might-be-the-worst-smell-on-the-planet|2392946 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934570-100-when-nature-gives-people-the-ick/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 20 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +0100 People living in urban environments are often alienated from the great outdoors and therefore find it scary and disgusting. This "biophobia" is on the rise, says Graham Lawton mg25934570-100-when-nature-gives-people-the-ick|2392528 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2392792-young-seabird-couples-get-divorced-with-little-immediate-benefit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:00:52 +0100 Thick-billed murres normally mate for life, but young couples are more likely to break up, despite seeing no benefit to mating success the next year 2392792-young-seabird-couples-get-divorced-with-little-immediate-benefit|2392792 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393331-human-noise-pollution-drives-monkeys-to-rely-on-communication-by-scent/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 21 Sep 2023 00:00:14 +0100 Tamarins living near cities in the Amazon Rainforest use odour to communicate nearly twice as often as usual when noise pollution spikes from nearby freeways or town centres 2393331-human-noise-pollution-drives-monkeys-to-rely-on-communication-by-scent|2393331 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393021-holly-tree-species-not-seen-by-scientists-in-200-years-reappears/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:07:23 +0100 No sightings of the Pernambuco holly tree had been confirmed since the species was first identified in 1838. Scientists have now found four of the trees in the city Igarassu in north-east Brazil 2393021-holly-tree-species-not-seen-by-scientists-in-200-years-reappears|2393021 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2392777-stick-insects-that-are-normally-asexual-may-occasionally-have-sex/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:01:49 +0100 Some animals reproduce asexually by creating embryos from unfertilised eggs, but this can lead to a lack of genetic diversity. To keep their gene pool healthy, two species of asexual stick insect appear to occasionally mate 2392777-stick-insects-that-are-normally-asexual-may-occasionally-have-sex|2392777 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2392879-extinct-tasmanian-tiger-yields-rna-secrets-that-could-aid-resurrection/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:00:07 +0100 RNA, which regulates the activity of DNA, is a crucial part of building an organism - and now researchers have extracted some from an extinct animal for the first time 2392879-extinct-tasmanian-tiger-yields-rna-secrets-that-could-aid-resurrection|2392879 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2392398-tadpoles-can-change-colour-to-blend-in-with-their-environment/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:00:11 +0100 When tadpoles are raised in white, black or grey trays, they adapt their colour to match their background, which may help them avoid being eaten by birds and fish 2392398-tadpoles-can-change-colour-to-blend-in-with-their-environment|2392398 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934561-100-fascinating-photos-of-fungi-show-their-diversity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Mycologists Danny Newman and Roo Vandegrift spent more than a decade scouting for fungi in the threatened Los Cedros reserve in Ecuador. See some of their finds here mg25934561-100-fascinating-photos-of-fungi-show-their-diversity|2391512 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2392033-mosquitoes-dodge-efforts-to-swat-them-by-surfing-a-wave-of-air/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 14 Sep 2023 09:00:19 +0100 A combination of keen senses and quick reflexes may help mosquitoes avoid a sticky end by riding the pressure wave generated as a swatter sweeps through the air 2392033-mosquitoes-dodge-efforts-to-swat-them-by-surfing-a-wave-of-air|2392033 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2392098-frogs-have-been-trying-to-mate-with-odd-things-for-220-million-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 13 Sep 2023 22:00:24 +0100 Male frogs will sometimes try to mate with turtles or inanimate objects, and now there is evidence that the behaviour began deep in prehistory with the first frogs 2392098-frogs-have-been-trying-to-mate-with-odd-things-for-220-million-years|2392098 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2391666-male-cockatoos-make-customised-drumsticks-for-their-mating-displays/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 13 Sep 2023 01:01:13 +0100 Palm cockatoos fashion sticks for drumming on trees by snapping off branches and whittling them with their beaks, and the males design their tools with their own personal style 2391666-male-cockatoos-make-customised-drumsticks-for-their-mating-displays|2391666 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2391471-red-imported-fire-ants-with-painful-bites-have-taken-hold-in-europe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:00:04 +0100 Already a serious invasive species in the US and Australia, red imported fire ant nests have now been found in Sicily, Italy, and they could spread to other parts of Europe 2391471-red-imported-fire-ants-with-painful-bites-have-taken-hold-in-europe|2391471 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2391225-ancient-mini-koala-may-help-solve-mystery-of-early-marsupial-evolution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 08 Sep 2023 09:00:58 +0100 Fossils from a 25-million-year-old koala that may have weighed just 2.6 kilograms might help us understand how early marsupials diversified 2391225-ancient-mini-koala-may-help-solve-mystery-of-early-marsupial-evolution|2391225 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934550-200-see-this-award-winning-shot-of-a-reef-manta-ray-taken-by-a-drone/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 06 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Lewis Burnett's powerful photographs of a saltwater crocodile, Risso's dolphins and a reef manta ray are part of a collection that won him the Portfolio prize in the 2023 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition mg25934550-200-see-this-award-winning-shot-of-a-reef-manta-ray-taken-by-a-drone|2390471 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2391160-huge-rewilding-project-will-release-2000-white-rhinos-across-africa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:14:38 +0100 African Parks, a conservation group, has acquired a huge collection of southern white rhinos from a private estate in South Africa and plans to release them into the wild 2391160-huge-rewilding-project-will-release-2000-white-rhinos-across-africa|2391160 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2390671-gannets-prefer-to-roll-either-right-or-left-when-they-dive/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 06 Sep 2023 01:01:34 +0100 Northern gannets show a consistent preference for one side or the other when diving to catch fish, with a roughly equal split between lefties and righties 2390671-gannets-prefer-to-roll-either-right-or-left-when-they-dive|2390671 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2390715-our-ultra-mobile-arm-joints-may-have-evolved-for-climbing-down-trees/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 06 Sep 2023 01:01:17 +0100 Compared with monkeys, great apes have greater range of motion in their shoulders and elbows, which may help heavier primates climb down safely 2390715-our-ultra-mobile-arm-joints-may-have-evolved-for-climbing-down-trees|2390715 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2390792-spotted-salamander-eggs-hatch-more-easily-if-nibbled-by-predators/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 05 Sep 2023 22:44:24 +0100 Removing some of the thick jelly layers surrounding spotted salamander eggs may help the embryos inside access more oxygen in the water 2390792-spotted-salamander-eggs-hatch-more-easily-if-nibbled-by-predators|2390792 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2390665-weird-ways-that-animals-experience-the-world-differently-to-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 05 Sep 2023 22:00:05 +0100 Many animals sense their surroundings in ways that are hard to imagine. Christie Taylor spoke to journalist Ed Yong about these different perspectives 2390665-weird-ways-that-animals-experience-the-world-differently-to-us|2390665 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2390456-invasive-species-are-now-a-major-threat-to-wildlife-farms-and-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 04 Sep 2023 14:00:16 +0100 The proliferation of alien species costs the global economy more than $420 billion a year, and the problem is only growing 2390456-invasive-species-are-now-a-major-threat-to-wildlife-farms-and-people|2390456 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2390457-killing-of-rare-italian-bear-raises-fears-for-future-of-its-subspecies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:41:06 +0100 The shooting of Amarena, one of around 60 remaining Marsican brown bears in central Italy, raises doubts about whether large carnivores can coexist peacefully with humans 2390457-killing-of-rare-italian-bear-raises-fears-for-future-of-its-subspecies|2390457 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2390276-ancient-armoured-animal-leads-to-rethink-of-reptile-evolutionary-tree/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:00:09 +0100 Fossilised remains of a 250-million-year-old animal are leading to a new understanding of how reptiles evolved in the wake of Earth’s largest mass extinction 2390276-ancient-armoured-animal-leads-to-rethink-of-reptile-evolutionary-tree|2390276 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2389472-pirate-spiders-ambush-prey-by-tricking-them-with-lines-of-silk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 04 Sep 2023 12:00:57 +0100 A species of pirate spider in Costa Rica has a hunting strategy that has never been documented before in any spider 2389472-pirate-spiders-ambush-prey-by-tricking-them-with-lines-of-silk|2389472 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2390248-south-american-bat-species-spotted-for-first-time-in-over-100-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 01 Sep 2023 21:00:57 +0100 The strange big-eared brown bat was discovered in Brazil's Atlantic Forest in 1916 and then apparently vanished - but it has now reappeared in a Brazilian grassland 2390248-south-american-bat-species-spotted-for-first-time-in-over-100-years|2390248 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2389246-nearly-every-kakapos-genome-has-been-sequenced-to-help-save-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 28 Aug 2023 17:00:51 +0100 Genomic information for almost all of the 250 kakapos in New Zealand will help determine how best to move birds around to increase genetic diversity 2389246-nearly-every-kakapos-genome-has-been-sequenced-to-help-save-them|2389246 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934532-800-why-you-shouldnt-worry-about-keeping-plants-in-your-bedroom-at-night/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0100 There is a belief that keeping houseplants in our bedrooms at night is dangerous because they compete with us for air, but in reality they have a negligible effect on the indoor atmosphere, says James Wong mg25934532-800-why-you-shouldnt-worry-about-keeping-plants-in-your-bedroom-at-night|2388600 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2389236-invasive-blue-crabs-are-poised-to-devastate-the-global-clam-supply/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 25 Aug 2023 20:00:25 +0100 The predatory Atlantic blue crab has invaded Italian waters and is killing off young clams, which could undermine the global supply for years to come 2389236-invasive-blue-crabs-are-poised-to-devastate-the-global-clam-supply|2389236 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2388401-emperor-penguin-colonies-lost-all-their-chicks-due-to-ice-breakup/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 24 Aug 2023 17:00:51 +0100 Four out of five emperor penguin colonies in the Bellingshausen Sea area suffered a total breeding failure in 2022 as a result of the record shrinking of sea ice 2388401-emperor-penguin-colonies-lost-all-their-chicks-due-to-ice-breakup|2388401 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2388995-extremely-rare-black-penguin-spotted-in-antarctica/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:59:02 +0100 For just the second time, biologists have spotted a gentoo penguin with melanism, a genetic condition that results in unusually dark feathers 2388995-extremely-rare-black-penguin-spotted-in-antarctica|2388995 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934530-100-is-it-time-to-do-away-with-species-names-that-honour-odious-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Taxonomy is embroiled in its own version of the statues culture war, and the case for abandoning names such as Anophthalmus hitleri is strong, says Graham Lawton mg25934530-100-is-it-time-to-do-away-with-species-names-that-honour-odious-people|2388218 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2389044-bees-may-be-able-to-tell-if-water-contains-sugar-just-by-looking-at-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:00:48 +0100 If bees can spot sugary rewards at a distance, it may mean that we need to re-evaluate experiments that assess their intelligence 2389044-bees-may-be-able-to-tell-if-water-contains-sugar-just-by-looking-at-it|2389044 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2388559-cougars-are-changing-the-way-they-hunt-so-bears-dont-steal-their-food/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 23 Aug 2023 23:00:50 +0100 With more bears and wolves in Yellowstone National Park, cougars there appear to be shifting their hunting strategy to find and protect their kills 2388559-cougars-are-changing-the-way-they-hunt-so-bears-dont-steal-their-food|2388559 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2388463-turtles-keep-a-record-of-nuclear-activity-in-their-shells/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:00:20 +0100 Tortoises and turtles accumulate uranium isotopes in their shells, which could provide a reliable record of historical nuclear activity 2388463-turtles-keep-a-record-of-nuclear-activity-in-their-shells|2388463 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2388510-the-delightfully-bizarre-creatures-that-live-near-deep-sea-vents/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:39:35 +0100 Animals found around hydrothermal vents – from snails covered in metal plates to hairy crabs – have unusual adaptations to survive with no sunlight and extreme pressure 2388510-the-delightfully-bizarre-creatures-that-live-near-deep-sea-vents|2388510 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2387981-do-honeyguides-really-help-honey-badgers-find-bees-nests/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 18 Aug 2023 13:00:31 +0100 An African bird called the greater honeyguide is said to lead honey badgers to beehives. Despite decades of reports, including faked footage, hard evidence has been tough to come by – but it’s more than just a myth 2387981-do-honeyguides-really-help-honey-badgers-find-bees-nests|2387981 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934520-300-photos-capture-mission-to-rescue-seagrass-meadows-in-the-the-baltic/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Seagrass is a crucial marine ecosystem that is being lost to climate change. Researchers in Germany are trying to help the meadows flourish again mg25934520-300-photos-capture-mission-to-rescue-seagrass-meadows-in-the-the-baltic|2387264 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2388086-flies-riding-on-a-carousel-suggest-that-insects-like-to-play/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:13:34 +0100 Fruit flies with access to a spinning carousel seem to ride on it for fun in a rare case of play-like behaviour in an invertebrate 2388086-flies-riding-on-a-carousel-suggest-that-insects-like-to-play|2388086 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2378197-are-there-really-big-cats-roaming-the-uk-countryside/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 16 Aug 2023 09:00:14 +0100 The documentary Panthera Britannia Declassified claims to show clear evidence of a black leopard or panther in the UK, but most experts remain sceptical 2378197-are-there-really-big-cats-roaming-the-uk-countryside|2378197 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2387585-sick-blackbirds-go-to-bed-earlier-just-like-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 16 Aug 2023 01:01:47 +0100 Blackbirds given an injection that mimics a bacterial infection remained active during the day, but rested earlier in the evenings for up to three weeks 2387585-sick-blackbirds-go-to-bed-earlier-just-like-us|2387585 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2387430-elephants-are-stressed-out-by-close-encounters-with-tourists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:46:39 +0100 In the absence of tourists during lockdown, elephants at a wildlife park in South Africa showed much lower rates of behaviours thought to be a sign of anxiety 2387430-elephants-are-stressed-out-by-close-encounters-with-tourists|2387430 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2387200-cuviers-beaked-whale-seen-grieving-dead-calf-for-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:00:25 +0100 The sighting of a Cuvier’s beaked whale off the Spanish coast circling her dead calf, touching his head and lifting his body adds to growing evidence that cetaceans experience something similar to human grief 2387200-cuviers-beaked-whale-seen-grieving-dead-calf-for-first-time|2387200 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2387237-female-stick-insect-clones-itself-despite-having-sex-with-males/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 14 Aug 2023 13:07:28 +0100 After sex with males, females of Japanese stick insect species Ramulus mikado have offspring that are genetically identical to themselves and lack male DNA, so why do they bother? 2387237-female-stick-insect-clones-itself-despite-having-sex-with-males|2387237 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2387118-nearly-a-third-of-coastal-wolves-in-alaska-are-eating-sea-otters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 11 Aug 2023 21:48:21 +0100 Grey wolves living on the southwest coast of Alaska are regularly eating a diet rich in marine animals 2387118-nearly-a-third-of-coastal-wolves-in-alaska-are-eating-sea-otters|2387118 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2386487-young-cupboard-spiders-sometimes-turn-cannibal-and-eat-their-siblings/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:45:17 +0100 Juveniles of a common household spider have been shown to eat their siblings in the lab, and they are probably doing it in our cupboards too 2386487-young-cupboard-spiders-sometimes-turn-cannibal-and-eat-their-siblings|2386487 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2387086-the-ancient-trees-that-have-lessons-for-the-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:00:35 +0100 What we can learn from efforts to protect Tane Mahuta, a giant kauri tree in New Zealand, and Pando, a forest of thousands of genetically identical trees that make up one organism 2387086-the-ancient-trees-that-have-lessons-for-the-future|2387086 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934510-500-time-for-your-close-up-vivid-images-of-nature-loom-larger-than-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 09 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0100 See plants and animals like never before with award-winning photographs taken by researchers from around the world with the help of modern microscopes mg25934510-500-time-for-your-close-up-vivid-images-of-nature-loom-larger-than-life|2386342 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2386267-fossilised-reptile-poo-contains-200-million-year-old-parasites/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 09 Aug 2023 20:00:35 +0100 Ancient faeces contains the first evidence that terrestrial vertebrates living during the Late Triassic epoch hosted multiple parasites 2386267-fossilised-reptile-poo-contains-200-million-year-old-parasites|2386267 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2386841-ocean-bacteria-may-be-closest-relatives-of-mitochondria-in-our-cells/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 09 Aug 2023 20:00:24 +0100 The closest living relatives of the bacteria that moved into the cells of a larger organism more than a billion years ago and eventually became mitochondria powering our cells may have been identified living in hot springs 2386841-ocean-bacteria-may-be-closest-relatives-of-mitochondria-in-our-cells|2386841 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2386582-crocodiles-can-sense-how-distressed-human-babies-are-from-their-cries/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 09 Aug 2023 01:01:13 +0100 Predatory reptiles move quickly and aggressively towards the sound of babies crying and can tell if they are in genuine distress and so potentially vulnerable 2386582-crocodiles-can-sense-how-distressed-human-babies-are-from-their-cries|2386582 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2386483-the-us-is-doing-its-biggest-ever-survey-of-nature-and-wildlife/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 08 Aug 2023 23:22:12 +0100 The National Nature Assessment, slated to be completed in 2026, will be the largest assessment of water, land and wildlife in the US 2386483-the-us-is-doing-its-biggest-ever-survey-of-nature-and-wildlife|2386483 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2386382-small-fish-hides-behind-other-bigger-fish-to-sneak-up-on-its-prey/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 07 Aug 2023 17:00:46 +0100 The small predatory West Atlantic trumpetfish swims close by to the much larger herbivorous stoplight parrotfish to get near its prey 2386382-small-fish-hides-behind-other-bigger-fish-to-sneak-up-on-its-prey|2386382 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2385999-worlds-smallest-baleen-whale-stays-home-instead-of-migrating-to-feed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 04 Aug 2023 11:00:26 +0100 The pygmy right whale doesn't go on long migrations for food or reproduction, unlike most other species of baleen whale 2385999-worlds-smallest-baleen-whale-stays-home-instead-of-migrating-to-feed|2385999 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2386087-tropical-tree-species-that-grow-far-apart-can-better-avoid-enemies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:00:28 +0100 Trees in rainforests that grow far away from others of the same species may be more likely to survive than close neighbours if they're protected from insects and fungal pathogens that target those specific trees 2386087-tropical-tree-species-that-grow-far-apart-can-better-avoid-enemies|2386087 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2385979-bees-miss-out-on-sleep-if-they-are-exposed-to-light-at-night/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 03 Aug 2023 13:00:57 +0100 Honeybees exposed to continuous artificial light get much less sleep, and this may affect their ability to pollinate plants 2385979-bees-miss-out-on-sleep-if-they-are-exposed-to-light-at-night|2385979 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2384993-neuron-like-machinery-helps-anemones-decide-when-to-sting/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:00:59 +0100 Anemones have special cells that shoot stinging barbs for protection or to hunt prey – decisions about when to release them and where to aim is based on the activity of calcium ion channels similar to those in human neurons 2384993-neuron-like-machinery-helps-anemones-decide-when-to-sting|2384993 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2385927-ancient-whale-might-have-been-the-heaviest-animal-that-ever-lived/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 02 Aug 2023 17:00:30 +0100 A whale that lived around 39 million years ago could have weighed as much as 340 tonnes, according to analysis of a partial skeleton found in Peru 2385927-ancient-whale-might-have-been-the-heaviest-animal-that-ever-lived|2385927 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2385670-oldest-adult-jellyfish-fossil-ever-found-is-over-500-million-years-old/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 02 Aug 2023 01:01:05 +0100 A fossil discovered in Canada reveals that jellyfish developed the swimming stage of their life cycle more than half a billion years ago 2385670-oldest-adult-jellyfish-fossil-ever-found-is-over-500-million-years-old|2385670 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2385534-male-moths-make-their-own-perfume-from-flowers-to-attract-females/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 01 Aug 2023 17:00:26 +0100 Tobacco budworm moth males gather a sweet-smelling chemical from flowers and release it from hairy appendages when they are near females to make themselves more attractive 2385534-male-moths-make-their-own-perfume-from-flowers-to-attract-females|2385534 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2385227-arctic-foxes-help-create-habitats-as-gardeners-of-the-tundra/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 01 Aug 2023 08:00:48 +0100 Satellite images support the claim that Arctic foxes promote the growth of the lush vegetation seen around their dens 2385227-arctic-foxes-help-create-habitats-as-gardeners-of-the-tundra|2385227 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2385379-nightingales-match-the-pitch-of-their-rivals-in-singing-duels/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:00:50 +0100 Male nightingales respond to each other’s songs by whistling back at the same pitch when competing for territory, and they even copy the pitch of artificial whistle sounds 2385379-nightingales-match-the-pitch-of-their-rivals-in-singing-duels|2385379 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2384886-wild-bees-are-rapidly-shrinking-due-to-global-warming/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 31 Jul 2023 09:00:09 +0100 Bees in a well-preserved Spanish wilderness weigh less than they did decades ago, possibly because rising temperatures are affecting their development and food 2384886-wild-bees-are-rapidly-shrinking-due-to-global-warming|2384886