Nature

What is a Brazilian treehopper? © Getty Images

What is a Brazilian treehopper?

Cuttlefish skimp on lunch when there’s shrimp for dinner © Pauline Billard

Cuttlefish skimp on lunch when there’s shrimp for dinner

Bumblebees are disappearing at rates “consistent with a mass extinction” © Antoine Morin

Hotter temperatures could lead to a “mass extinction” of bumblebees

Why are there so many species of bat? © Getty Images

Why are there so many species of bat?

Penguin speech follows human language rules © Getty Images

Penguin speech follows human language rules

Music to their ears: 3 animals that can groove to the beat © Getty Images

Meet the animals that can groove to the beat

Seal in the wild caught clapping for the first time © Ben Burville/Newcastle University

Seal in the wild caught clapping for the first time

Why do many dogs appear to have an innate fear of bangs? © Getty Images

Why do many dogs appear to have an innate fear of bangs?

Ross Barnett: Why should we be interested in prehistoric animals that aren’t dinosaurs? © Getty Images

Ross Barnett Why should we be interested in prehistoric animals that aren’t dinosaurs?

Are camouflaged animals aware that they can only hide in certain environments? © Getty Images

Are camouflaged animals aware that they can only hide in certain environments?

Does my cat only like me for the food? © Dan Bright

Does my cat only like me for the food?

Female chimps more likely to stay at home if they have a powerful mum © Emily Wroblewski

Female chimps more likely to stay at home if they have a powerful mum

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Jewel beetles’ shimmering wings are actually a form of camouflage

What is a coconut crab? © Getty Images

What is a coconut crab?

For bees, the sweeter the nectar, the harder to vomit © Getty Images

For bees, the sweeter the nectar, the harder to vomit