Biology

How buzzards catch prey from swarms

Trajectory of a buzzard catching a bat from the flock. © Caroline Brighton/ Oxford Flight Group ...

Elijah Burt - August 24, 2022

Biology

Types Of Reptiles Found In Britain And Where To See Them

Great Britain is home to at least six native reptile species. It is also home to a few non-native species, with many of them...

Elijah Burt - August 22, 2022

Biology

How sharks & rays use the vertical

One of the 38 species studied was the tiger shark. © Alex Kydd Until now, more horizontal movement patterns were known - now an international...

Elijah Burt - August 22, 2022

Biology

Simple method destroys stubborn chemicals

Perfluorinated hydrocarbons are usually difficult to degrade. © Totojang/ iStock Per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS) have been used as non-stick and waterproofing agents since the...

Elijah Burt - August 20, 2022

Biology

Plate tectonics affects oxygen in the ocean

Oxygen concentration at the sea floor under the same conditions but different continent distribution. © Alexandre Pohl ...

Elijah Burt - August 19, 2022

Biology

Targeting early fruit eaters

Artist's rendering of the Cretaceous bird Jeholornis shed viable seeds after eating fruit. © Zhixin Han and Yifan Wang. ...

Elijah Burt - August 18, 2022

Biology

Bats network to find food

Noctule Bat (Nyctalus noctula). © Carolin Scholz/ University of Potsdam Many animals...

Elijah Burt - August 14, 2022

Biology

Snappy shaped eye sockets

Special bone structures of the eye sockets (left) made the skulls of large carnivorous dinosaurs more resilient than hypothetical circular shapes (right). ©...

Elijah Burt - August 12, 2022

Biology