Dolphins with Dementia?
Post-mortem brains of stranded dolphins and whales show evidence of Alzheimer’s disease-like neuropathology, raising the question of dementia within other animal species.
Tagged: animals
What Rick & Morty warns us about animal consciousness
“Good boy!” we’ve all exclaimed dotingly into the face of some amiable, glossy-eyed tetrapod that’s just retrieved its soggy tennis ball. We vow that dogs understand our baby-talk, sense our distress, and miss...
Sacrifices in the name of science: is animal use ethically justified?
Two million eight hundred and eighty thousand (2,880,000): that is the number of scientific procedures that were carried out in living animals in the UK in 2020. Quite a high number, right? Yet,...
Seahorses: nature’s true feminists
Despoina Allagioti looks at a few facts about these tiny creatures that can stir up the waters.
Bioluminescence: finding light in the dark
Even in the deepest oceans and the darkest forests, both flora and fauna illuminate their environments through natural light. Liam Butler shines a light on bioluminescence and the creatures that use it.
Are animals shrinking due to climate change?
There is growing evidence that animals are adapting to climate change by becoming smaller. Roselle Smith investigates.
The bots and the bees
Luke Prentice investigates how the world of AI is being influenced by the animal kingdom and a few ways that future AI projects can give back to nature.
Of Animation and Conservation
Animated movies draw heavily on the natural world for inspiration. However, are their casting choices encouraging environmentally irresponsible pet trends?
