White footed ants made from freshwater pearls, a scorpion’s sting carved out of ebony, and an orangutan and a gibbon in yew ...
Last year avian influenza brought death to the picturesque island of South Georgia off Antarctica. This season scientists ...
You can vote online for the winner of the People’s Choice Award here or via digital screens at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History Museum, London. Voting closes on ...
Australian Antarctic Program scientists have used DNA technology to help identify threatened albatross, petrel and shearwater species caught unintentionally (as 'bycatch') during longline fishing ...
Wildlife and photography lovers have been invited to have their say and vote as 25 incredible images compete to be best in class. From mating monkeys to a beluga whale exfoliating its skin, the ...
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In a new Nature Communications study, scientists have developed a novel method for artificial cells to interact with their external environment without the need for complex modification processes ...
Find out where Antarctic cruises take you—glaciers, icy waters, penguin colonies, and remote islands. See the amazing spots ...