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Who’d Win a Fight Between a Dingo And a Wolf? An Expert Weighs In

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Imagine two of the world’s most iconic canids – a dingo and a wolf – head to head in a fight. Who would win? Before we examine the combatants in more detail, we need to answer an important question first, which wolf and which dingo? Taxonomy – the way we describe, name and classify Earth’s … Read more

Birds feathers: Migratory species may have paler plumage to help them keep cool

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Overheating is a serious issue for birds flying long distances, and paler plumage that reflects more of the sun’s heat may be one of the ways they cope Life 6 December 2021 By Michael Le Page Migrating snow geese at a misty lake in Pennsylvania Delmas Lehman/Shutterstock A study of nearly all of the 10,000 … Read more

Our Extinct Cousins Reached ‘The Roof of The World’ a Long Time Before Homo Sapiens

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If it wasn’t for an extinct relative of modern humans known as the Denisovans, some researchers suspect our own species might never have made their home on the highest and largest plateau in the world.   The Tibetan Plateau, sometimes called the Himalayan Plateau, is nicknamed ‘the roof of the world’ because it sits, on … Read more

Scientists Catch a Mesmerizing Glimpse of a Super-Rare Giant Phantom Jelly

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A deepwater robot, humming through the twilight zone of Monterey Bay, has managed to capture incredibly rare video footage of a giant phantom jelly. In 34 years of conducting deep sea studies, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has sent out remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to the deep sea on thousands of occasions, and … Read more