A lion’s heart makes up only about half a percent of its body weight. A spotted hyena’s is close to one percent
By Natural History · Aug 18, 2026
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Dolphins off Western Australia carry sea sponges on their beaks while foraging along the ocean floor
By Daniel Moran · Aug 17, 2026
A jellyfish smaller than a pinky fingernail has spread to every ocean on Earth, almost certainly by hitchhiking inside ship ballast water…
By Brendan Brown · Aug 17, 2026
The Nicobar pigeon, a flighted bird native to Southeast Asia, is the dodo's closest living relative
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Aug 17, 2026
Humans are mediocre sprinters, but in 36–41°C heat researchers watched a hunter pursue an oryx until the animal's body reached 44°C while…
By Natural History · Aug 17, 2026
There is a ligament in the back of your neck that seems to be part of humanity's ancient running equipment
By Natural History · Aug 16, 2026
Scientists have reconstructed the dodo's brain from CT scans of its skull and found an oversized smell centre and forward-facing, owl-like…
By Brendan Brown · Aug 16, 2026
A juvenile bar-tailed godwit flew 13,560 kilometres from Alaska to Tasmania in October 2022 without landing once
By Natural History · Aug 16, 2026
Early Neanderthals were probably striking sparks to make fire in England 400,000 years ago
By Lab Report · Aug 16, 2026
Scientists documented 1,121 previously unknown marine species in a single year
By Natural History · Aug 15, 2026
Scientists in July 2026 confirmed a new monkey species in the Congo rainforest
By Natural History · Aug 15, 2026
Wild African elephants appear to call each other by individual names, after researchers who recorded hundreds of rumbling calls in Kenya…
By Brendan Brown · Aug 15, 2026