Regent honeyeater: Endangered bird 'has forgotten its song'

The natural song of the regent honeyeater has essentially “disappeared” in 12% of the population. …

Sea-cucumber divers off Liberia risk danger to feed a hunger in China

The starfish could represent a lucrative trade but they also play a key role on the…

Scientists stunned to discover plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice

Scientists stunned to discover plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice Click here for original story,…

Extinct Caribbean bird's closest relatives hail from Africa, South Pacific

In a genetic surprise, ancient DNA shows the closest family members of an extinct bird known…

Detection of a particle shower at the Glashow resonance with IceCube

Detection of a particle shower at the Glashow resonance with IceCube Click here for…

Trouble for honeyeaters that sing the wrong song

The critically endangered regent honeyeater is losing its “song culture” due to the bird’s rapidly declining…

Researchers derive urban scaling laws from the 3D geometry of a city

When complex systems double in size, many of their parts do not. Characteristically, some aspects will…

Catching electrons in action in an antiferromagnetic nanowire

The electron is one of the fundamental particles in nature we read about in school. Its…

Researchers discover how 'cryptic species' respond differently to coral bleaching

Researchers used molecular genetics to differentiate among corals that look nearly identical and to understand which…

The potential economic impact of volcano alerts

A new study suggests that, when a Volcano Alert remains elevated at any level above ‘normal’…