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Plants & Animals Jan 20, 2026

A two-week leap in breeding: Antarctic penguins' striking climate adaptation

A decade-long study led by Penguin Watch, at the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University, has uncovered a record shift in the breeding season of Antarctic penguins, likely in response to climate change.

Plants & Animals Dec 25, 2025

Study says African penguins starved en masse off South Africa

Endangered penguins living off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said, with some populations dropping by 95% in just eight years.

Ecology Dec 22, 2025

From stadium to the wild: Sports clubs as new champions of biodiversity

When you walk around the Groupama Stadium in Lyon (France), you can't miss them. Four majestic lions in the colors of Olympique Lyonnais stand proudly in front of the stadium, symbols of the influence of a club that dominated ...

Plants & Animals Dec 19, 2025

Nodding off is dangerous. Some animals have evolved extreme ways to sleep in precarious environments

Every animal with a brain needs sleep—and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans sleep, birds sleep, whales sleep and even jellyfish sleep.

Earth Sciences Dec 18, 2025

Deep ocean earthquakes drive Southern Ocean's massive phytoplankton blooms, study finds

Stanford researchers have uncovered evidence that deep underwater earthquakes can spur the growth of massive phytoplankton blooms at the ocean surface.

Plants & Animals Dec 17, 2025

How a new diet of penguins is changing puma behavior and social lives in Patagonia

Penguins in the coastal steppes of Argentina have a new enemy to worry about: the increasing numbers of pumas in Monte León National Park (MLNP). These powerful mountain cats were once on the brink of disappearing from this ...

Evolution Dec 16, 2025

The dinosaurs that forgot how to fly

A new study led by a researcher from the School of Zoology and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University examined dinosaur fossils preserved with their feathers and found that these dinosaurs had lost ...

Plants & Animals Dec 15, 2025

To see or not to see—distinguishing 'absence' from 'ignorance' to improve seabird conservation

What you don't see is as important as what you do, when it comes to mapping Antarctic seabird breeding sites.

Plants & Animals Dec 13, 2025

Exotic animal cafes: Cute trend or welfare crisis?

Imagine sipping a latte while stroking an owl or watching an otter play at your feet. This is the promise of exotic animal cafes, a trend that blends coffee culture with wildlife encounters. But behind the Instagram-worthy ...

Earth Sciences Dec 6, 2025

Storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rain—and the consequences could be global

If you ever find yourself on Macquarie Island—a narrow, wind-lashed ridge halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica—the first thing you'll notice is the wildlife. Elephant seals sprawl across dark beaches. King penguins march ...

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