A scientist has uncovered how birds cope so well with turbulence with the help of a barn owl called Lily. Dr Shane Windsor discovered that their wings provide “suspension and respond mechanically to gusts” (The Times author Tom Whipple-science editor). Indeed, Dr Windsor describes the …
It is a shocking statistic to read that there is one tonne of plastic sloshing around the planet today per each living person. It seems that the cumulative global plastic production is exponential and it probably is because human population growth is exponential which of …
It appears that ants are very intelligent, far more intelligent than perhaps 99.9% of the human population believe. A recent study supports the assertion. The study was published on 8 October 2020 and the source is the British Ecological Society. Researchers observed the behaviour of …
Researchers are looking at how to limit infections in other species of animal in order to prevent a reservoir of the Covid-19 disease in the future.
A study published in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B tells us that strong social bonds extends the lifespan of baboons. It applies to both males and females although it is easier to assess the effect on females because the males disappear …
Did you know that songbirds need to warm up like an opera singer before the dawn chorus and birds sing jazz for pleasure? It’s true. Researchers have now discovered that highly sociable house sparrows learn from each other and they each have their own individual …
Professor Lauren Riters, the lead scientist in a study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is published in the journal Scientific Reports believes that when birds sing for pleasure they like to sing jazz! Comment: they don’t know it is jazz. It is a human …
One of the great challenges of the modern era is to drag humankind away from powering the world with fossil fuels. Fossil fuels creates carbon dioxide which causes global warming which in turn damages the planet making life harder for both humans and animals. In …
STUDY – OPINION: A study dated 25 June 2020 tells us that during the coronavirus lockdown there was a surge in dog bites on children in the US. You can see where the problem comes from. The children are at home far more than the …
