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Icelandic fish offer clues to how aquatic life adapts to warming waters

August 2, 2026
Fish that have adapted to naturally warm geothermal waters in Iceland display distinct physical, behavioural and genetic differences from members of the same species living in cooler environments, according to...

International team to investigate origins of evolutionary innovation

June 28, 2026
A University of Aberdeen researcher has secured a prestigious international grant to investigate how entirely new traits evolve in animals. Dr Victoria Sleight is part of an international collaboration awarded...

Evident returns to focus on the small and scientifically beautiful

October 18, 2025
One of the world’s best known photomicrography competitions, Evident’s Image of the Year, is inviting entries for 2026.

UK’s rarest reptile takes firmer hold in Devon

September 28, 2025
Conservation efforts to save Britain’s rarest native reptile have resulted in a 25% year on year increase in numbers at a key site in the west country.

Bowden award for researcher’s bird standing studies

July 23, 2025
Royal Veterinary College (RVC) PhD student Yuting Lin has been awarded the Ruth Bowden Award for her work on how birds use their muscles and nervous systems to stand up...

Plant peacemaker’s segregation keeps ant wars at bay

July 19, 2025
Plants from the Pacific based genus Squamellaria which have adapted to encourage the presence of ants are sometimes referred to as having been domesticated by the insects.

Mosquito project overwhelmed by swarm of willing citizen scientists

May 4, 2025
Citizen scientists working with the University of Glasgow have amassed more than 700 reports over a year to document the activity of mosquitoes in Scotland.

Evidence suggests chimps ‘bring it in’ like bonobos

April 27, 2025
New research suggests chimpanzees and bonobos may not be markedly different from each other in their capacity for empathy.

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