New Scientist - Life https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447414-fish-size-themselves-up-in-a-mirror-to-decide-if-they-can-win-a-fight/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:00:10 +0100 Cleaner wrasse use their reflection to build a mental image of their body size, which they use to compare themselves to rivals before picking a fight 2447414-fish-size-themselves-up-in-a-mirror-to-decide-if-they-can-win-a-fight|2447414 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447323-ants-change-the-way-they-build-nests-to-stop-diseases-spreading/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 10 Sep 2024 18:05:24 +0100 When worker ants are exposed to a pathogenic fungus, they build nests that are more compartmentalised to reduce the risk of an epidemic 2447323-ants-change-the-way-they-build-nests-to-stop-diseases-spreading|2447323 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335080-800-how-the-hidden-lives-of-dinosaurs-are-being-revealed-by-new-technology/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 From migrating sauropods and semi-aquatic predators to doting parents, palaeontologists are finally uncovering the mysteries of the lifestyles of dinosaurs mg26335080-800-how-the-hidden-lives-of-dinosaurs-are-being-revealed-by-new-technology|2446906 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447128-watch-eels-escape-from-the-stomachs-of-fish-after-being-swallowed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:00:56 +0100 X-ray videos of Japanese eels swallowed whole by dark sleeper fish have revealed how the eels can make a daring escape from being digested 2447128-watch-eels-escape-from-the-stomachs-of-fish-after-being-swallowed|2447128 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447118-endangered-wombats-rare-encounter-with-echidna-caught-on-camera/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:33:19 +0100 A camera trap at an Australian nature refuge has captured a boisterous interaction between a northern hairy-nosed wombat and an echidna 2447118-endangered-wombats-rare-encounter-with-echidna-caught-on-camera|2447118 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446968-sharks-leap-out-of-the-water-more-often-than-you-might-think/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:00:29 +0100 Breaching is a common behaviour in a wide range of sharks and rays, and it is thought to have functions related to courtship, birthing and hygiene 2446968-sharks-leap-out-of-the-water-more-often-than-you-might-think|2446968 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-600-new-scientist-recommends-eight-legged-musical-instrument-sonic-spider/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week mg26335070-600-new-scientist-recommends-eight-legged-musical-instrument-sonic-spider|2446009 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-200-close-up-photographs-of-seeds-show-their-intricate-beauty/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 These images are taken from a new book, Seeds: Time capsules of life, which explores how plant life has flourished in the past 360 million years mg26335070-200-close-up-photographs-of-seeds-show-their-intricate-beauty|2445994 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446800-stunningly-preserved-pterosaur-fossils-reveal-how-they-soared/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 06 Sep 2024 06:01:26 +0100 The largest pterosaurs, ancient reptiles that were the first vertebrates to master flight, may have mostly soared while smaller ones flapped their wings, a pattern that persists in today's birds 2446800-stunningly-preserved-pterosaur-fossils-reveal-how-they-soared|2446800 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446663-even-simple-bacteria-can-anticipate-the-changing-seasons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:00:15 +0100 Cyanobacteria exposed to shorter days are better at surviving cold conditions, showing that even simple organisms can prepare for the arrival or summer and winter 2446663-even-simple-bacteria-can-anticipate-the-changing-seasons|2446663 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445806-pregnant-shark-that-disappeared-may-have-been-eaten-by-another-shark/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 03 Sep 2024 06:15:05 +0100 Tracking data from a pregnant porbeagle shark near Bermuda suggest it was eaten by a great white shark – a kind of predation that has never been seen before 2445806-pregnant-shark-that-disappeared-may-have-been-eaten-by-another-shark|2445806 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446264-wild-bees-have-found-a-surprising-place-to-nest-in-cities/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:00:20 +0100 A survey found 66 species of insects making their homes in cobbled pavements on the streets of Berlin, and greater biodiversity near insect-friendly flower gardens 2446264-wild-bees-have-found-a-surprising-place-to-nest-in-cities|2446264 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335060-300-a-selection-of-elaborate-birds-nests-from-around-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 These photos showcase some of the intricately created birds' nests found in the Natural History Museum in Tring, UK, home to one of the world's largest ornithological collections mg26335060-300-a-selection-of-elaborate-birds-nests-from-around-the-world|2445094 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445821-marmosets-seem-to-call-each-other-by-name/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:00:17 +0100 Marmosets are the first non-human primates shown to use personalised signifiers to refer to each other – the discovery could help us better understand how language evolved 2445821-marmosets-seem-to-call-each-other-by-name|2445821 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445665-backflipping-springtails-are-the-fastest-spinners-known-in-nature/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:00:21 +0100 High-speed camera recordings show that springtails spin at up to 368 rotations per second when they jump away from danger 2445665-backflipping-springtails-are-the-fastest-spinners-known-in-nature|2445665 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2444363-inside-nasas-lab-exploring-conditions-for-life-on-other-worlds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:00:22 +0100 The Origins and Habitability Lab at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a testbed exploring how geological conditions could impact life in environments such as early Earth, Mars or the icy moons of Jupiter 2444363-inside-nasas-lab-exploring-conditions-for-life-on-other-worlds|2444363 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335051-700-david-attenboroughs-latest-explores-the-lives-of-an-orangutan-family/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The veteran presenter adds authority to Secret Lives of Orangutans, a film about a family of endangered orangutans in Sumatra. File this new entry in his vast oeuvre under lovable but lightweight mg26335051-700-david-attenboroughs-latest-explores-the-lives-of-an-orangutan-family|2444607 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444811-we-now-know-that-life-began-on-earth-much-earlier-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:20:24 +0100 A big rethink of our planet’s early years adds to growing fossil, chemical and DNA evidence that Earth was only a few hundred million years old when life began 2444811-we-now-know-that-life-began-on-earth-much-earlier-than-we-thought|2444811 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335050-100-why-the-underground-home-of-the-worlds-weirdest-wildlife-is-in-danger/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 19 Aug 2024 17:30:00 +0100 Up to 100,000 extraordinary species, from spiders and beetles to salamanders and fish, live in subterranean caves and cracks. They aren’t as safe down there as we thought mg26335050-100-why-the-underground-home-of-the-worlds-weirdest-wildlife-is-in-danger|2444276 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443703-spiders-use-fireflies-as-flashing-lures-to-catch-more-prey/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 19 Aug 2024 17:00:58 +0100 Male fireflies caught in an orb-weaver spider’s web start flashing in an unusual pattern, a deadly deception that seems to attract additional victims for the spider 2443703-spiders-use-fireflies-as-flashing-lures-to-catch-more-prey|2443703 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335041-600-a-cheaper-alternative-to-activated-charcoal-for-your-terrarium/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Is it worth including activated charcoal in your terrarium’s potting mix? James Wong isn’t convinced by this pricey product mg26335041-600-a-cheaper-alternative-to-activated-charcoal-for-your-terrarium|2443442 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444257-stunning-photos-of-life-above-and-below-water/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:30:52 +0100 See the incredible shots that have won this year's BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology Image Competition 2444257-stunning-photos-of-life-above-and-below-water|2444257 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335041-000-an-engrossing-history-of-teeth-shows-their-complex-role-in-evolution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 From birds and bats to horses and great apes, Bill Schutt's seriously fun history of teeth, Bite, explains their role in both shaping evolution and our understanding of it mg26335041-000-an-engrossing-history-of-teeth-shows-their-complex-role-in-evolution|2443436 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444142-listening-to-worms-wriggle-can-help-us-monitor-ecosystem-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 16 Aug 2024 06:00:05 +0100 The noises made by organisms like ants and worms as they move around in the soil can be used to assess whether an ecosystem is in good shape 2444142-listening-to-worms-wriggle-can-help-us-monitor-ecosystem-health|2444142 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443365-has-the-mystery-of-lifes-handedness-finally-been-cracked/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:14:29 +0100 All living creatures use only the left or right-handed forms of certain molecules, and now we might understand why 2443365-has-the-mystery-of-lifes-handedness-finally-been-cracked|2443365 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444060-the-surprising-way-sunflowers-work-together-to-get-enough-light/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:30:43 +0100 Scientists have known for centuries that sunflowers wobble in seemingly random ways as they grow – but it seems that those movements actually optimise how much light each plant gets 2444060-the-surprising-way-sunflowers-work-together-to-get-enough-light|2444060 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335040-600-if-we-could-talk-to-whales-what-might-they-say/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 This week, we journey to the early 2030s, when machine learning first allowed us to communicate with sperm whales. Rowan Hooper tells us what they have to say mg26335040-600-if-we-could-talk-to-whales-what-might-they-say|2443421 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443453-endangered-skates-saved-from-extinction-by-hatching-in-captivity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 13 Aug 2024 01:30:57 +0100 The Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana) is only found in one habitat in Australia, which is under threat from human activity. Now the species has been saved from extinction by hatching in captivity 2443453-endangered-skates-saved-from-extinction-by-hatching-in-captivity|2443453 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335040-900-top-astrobiologist-explores-the-possibilities-of-alien-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 It's time to expect the unexpected, says Natalie Cabrol, one of the world's top astrobiologists and author of an authoritative book on the hunt for life's origins – and ET mg26335040-900-top-astrobiologist-explores-the-possibilities-of-alien-life|2443435 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443945-largest-genome-sequenced-so-far-is-30-times-bigger-than-a-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:00:39 +0100 The South American lungfish has a whopping 180 gigabases of DNA in each cell, compared with 6 gigabases in human cells 2443945-largest-genome-sequenced-so-far-is-30-times-bigger-than-a-humans|2443945 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443872-consumer-insecticides-are-useless-for-fighting-cockroach-infestations/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:00:39 +0100 Lab-reared German cockroaches are susceptible to consumer insecticide sprays, allowing manufacturers to pass US regulatory tests, but insects taken from real-world infestations are able to shrug off the products 2443872-consumer-insecticides-are-useless-for-fighting-cockroach-infestations|2443872 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443880-how-crocodiles-were-taught-to-stop-eating-deadly-toxic-cane-toads/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:31:08 +0100 Invasive cane toads have decimated native freshwater crocodile populations in northern Australia, as the predators don't know they should avoid the toxic amphibians 2443880-how-crocodiles-were-taught-to-stop-eating-deadly-toxic-cane-toads|2443880 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443209-we-now-know-how-kestrels-stay-perfectly-still-while-hovering/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:00:24 +0100 Two nankeen kestrels have been filmed flying in a wind tunnel to learn how the raptors keep their heads in a fixed position under turbulent conditions 2443209-we-now-know-how-kestrels-stay-perfectly-still-while-hovering|2443209 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335030-400-intimate-nature-documentary-is-an-ode-to-an-oak/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Lush and vibrant cinematography plus a "cast" of real animals make Heart of an Oak an enthralling celebration of the natural world mg26335030-400-intimate-nature-documentary-is-an-ode-to-an-oak|2442749 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442793-the-best-livestream-so-far-this-year-a-corpse-flower-slowly-blooming/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Forget videos by gamers or influencers. For a real online thrill, watch the world's biggest flower emerging in a former web designer's greenhouse, says Annalee Newitz 2442793-the-best-livestream-so-far-this-year-a-corpse-flower-slowly-blooming|2442793 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335032-000-the-science-is-clear-repeatedly-whipping-a-horse-wont-help-it-learn/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 After the release of a shocking video showing Olympic rider Charlotte Dujardin whipping a horse, it is time for equestrians to educate themselves on the science of horse training, says Christa Lesté-Lasserre mg26335032-000-the-science-is-clear-repeatedly-whipping-a-horse-wont-help-it-learn|2442742 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443058-a-surprisingly-wide-range-of-bacteria-live-inside-microwaves/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 08 Aug 2024 06:00:28 +0100 Microwaves in homes, offices and laboratories have been found to host diverse microbiomes, highlighting the importance of regular cleaning 2443058-a-surprisingly-wide-range-of-bacteria-live-inside-microwaves|2443058 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442954-leeches-use-their-whole-bodies-to-entomb-and-eat-ultra-fast-worms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:28:32 +0100 Blackworms are ultra-fast swimmers, and they tangle up into worm balls to protect themselves from predators – but leeches have an ingenious method of catching them called “spiral entombment” 2442954-leeches-use-their-whole-bodies-to-entomb-and-eat-ultra-fast-worms|2442954 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442907-bird-deaths-from-building-strikes-may-be-double-past-estimates/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:00:15 +0100 An estimate of annual bird fatalities due to building collisions in the US brings the figure to more than 1 billion – it is the first to include deaths from injuries after the strike 2442907-bird-deaths-from-building-strikes-may-be-double-past-estimates|2442907 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442877-racehorse-success-may-depend-on-their-gut-microbiome-in-early-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 07 Aug 2024 11:00:27 +0100 Horses that are bred to race seem to perform better on the course if they had a diverse gut microbiome as foals 2442877-racehorse-success-may-depend-on-their-gut-microbiome-in-early-life|2442877 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442808-sea-lion-cameras-record-amazing-predators-view-of-the-ocean/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:00:41 +0100 Eight Australian sea lions were fitted with cameras and trackers to capture unprecedented insights into their behaviour and the marine habitats where they hunt 2442808-sea-lion-cameras-record-amazing-predators-view-of-the-ocean|2442808 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442593-are-horses-in-equestrian-sports-being-harmed-by-bending-their-necks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:24:44 +0100 Horses experience hyperflexion, or rollkur, when their necks bend far towards their chests – it could place the animal at a greater risk of physical discomfort and stress 2442593-are-horses-in-equestrian-sports-being-harmed-by-bending-their-necks|2442593 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442566-charles-darwins-frogs-turn-mating-upside-down/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 02 Aug 2024 20:14:33 +0100 Turning around and backing up out of pools found in tree hollows may help mating Charles Darwin’s frogs find a safe place to lay their eggs while fending off competitive males 2442566-charles-darwins-frogs-turn-mating-upside-down|2442566 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335020-900-the-inside-story-of-heroic-efforts-to-save-three-bird-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The graft involved in trying to bring the peregrine falcon, Hawaiian crow and California condor back from the brink in the US makes for compelling reading in Feather Trails by Sophie Osborn mg26335020-900-the-inside-story-of-heroic-efforts-to-save-three-bird-species|2441790 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2441736-oldest-rocks-on-earth-may-contain-strange-and-ancient-life-forms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:00:24 +0100 Fossils in rocks that are 3.8 billion years old have puzzled biologists as they look nothing like modern cells, but now it seems they may be an ancient precursor life form that was unable to control its structure 2441736-oldest-rocks-on-earth-may-contain-strange-and-ancient-life-forms|2441736 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2442331-donald-johanson-unearthing-lucy-changed-my-life-and-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:01:32 +0100 This year marks half a century since the discovery of Lucy, a hominid fossil that would go on to drastically alter our understanding of human evolution. The man who unearthed her, Donald Johanson, shares more about the momentous excavation and the legacy it has left. 2442331-donald-johanson-unearthing-lucy-changed-my-life-and-the-world|2442331 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442136-algae-transformed-into-a-biofactory-for-green-fuel-and-plastics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 01 Aug 2024 14:00:33 +0100 A strain of green algae has been artificially evolved to turn carbon dioxide into sustainable fuel and plastic 2442136-algae-transformed-into-a-biofactory-for-green-fuel-and-plastics|2442136 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442082-we-have-discovered-an-entirely-new-kind-of-wood/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 31 Jul 2024 02:00:30 +0100 Tulip trees have a structure that is somewhere between hardwood and softwood – called "midwood" – which could increase their ability to store carbon 2442082-we-have-discovered-an-entirely-new-kind-of-wood|2442082 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335011-200-ants-are-incredible-navigators-lets-celebrate-their-brilliance/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Ants and other insects are capable of astounding navigational feats. Perhaps an appreciation of this could aid conservation efforts, says Robert Barrie mg26335011-200-ants-are-incredible-navigators-lets-celebrate-their-brilliance|2440617 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440864-early-humans-began-wiping-out-elephant-relatives-1-8-million-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:00:46 +0100 Elephant-like species started going extinct faster when early humans evolved, and the rate of extinction rose even higher when modern humans appeared 2440864-early-humans-began-wiping-out-elephant-relatives-1-8-million-years-ago|2440864 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440823-jurassic-fossils-show-modern-mammals-grow-faster-than-ancient-ones/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:00:11 +0100 The 166-million-year-old fossils of an adult and a juvenile of the same extinct mammal species reveal that they had longer "childhoods" and lifespans than similar species today 2440823-jurassic-fossils-show-modern-mammals-grow-faster-than-ancient-ones|2440823 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440993-komodo-dragons-have-teeth-capped-with-a-layer-of-iron/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:55:22 +0100 An orange layer on the tips of Komodo dragons’ teeth may give the enamel extra strength for ripping apart their prey 2440993-komodo-dragons-have-teeth-capped-with-a-layer-of-iron|2440993 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440663-collision-between-boat-and-basking-shark-captured-by-camera-tag/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 24 Jul 2024 09:00:52 +0100 Researchers are calling for greater protection for basking sharks after a camera on a tagged shark recorded a collision for the first time 2440663-collision-between-boat-and-basking-shark-captured-by-camera-tag|2440663 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440299-chimps-respond-to-each-other-at-a-pace-similar-to-human-conversation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:00:10 +0100 Humans and chimpanzees both take part in rapid social exchanges, suggesting some foundational principles of language may have evolved earlier than previously thought 2440299-chimps-respond-to-each-other-at-a-pace-similar-to-human-conversation|2440299 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440151-new-species-of-portuguese-man-o-war-discovered-in-the-tasman-sea/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 19 Jul 2024 07:00:04 +0100 Genetic analysis shows that there are four varieties of Portuguese man o’ war, or bluebottle, including an Antipodean species that has yet to be named 2440151-new-species-of-portuguese-man-o-war-discovered-in-the-tasman-sea|2440151 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440012-are-animals-conscious-were-finally-realising-that-many-species-are/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:00:19 +0100 Science is at last confirming what many people have long suspected - that mammals, birds and perhaps some invertebrates have elements of consciousness 2440012-are-animals-conscious-were-finally-realising-that-many-species-are|2440012 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439789-watch-bees-defend-their-nest-by-slapping-ants-with-their-wings/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:00:41 +0100 When ants try to invade their nest, Japanese honeybees flutter their wings and tilt their bodies to beat away their enemies 2439789-watch-bees-defend-their-nest-by-slapping-ants-with-their-wings|2439789 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439768-sea-slugs-discovered-working-together-to-hunt-in-packs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:30:58 +0100 Hunting in packs seems like a complex social behaviour, but it isn't limited to large carnivores like wolves. A simple sea slug species teams up to swarm its venomous anemone prey as a group 2439768-sea-slugs-discovered-working-together-to-hunt-in-packs|2439768 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26334991-300-why-you-shouldnt-believe-claims-you-can-grow-a-rose-in-a-potato/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Social media assures us that we can grow a rose cutting in a raw potato. But you're better off sticking with tried and tested methods of rose propagation, says James Wong mg26334991-300-why-you-shouldnt-believe-claims-you-can-grow-a-rose-in-a-potato|2438738 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439385-last-common-ancestor-of-all-life-emerged-far-earlier-than-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:00:03 +0100 All life on Earth can trace its origin to LUCA, the last universal common ancestor – and now it seems this organism may have lived a few hundred million years after the planet formed 2439385-last-common-ancestor-of-all-life-emerged-far-earlier-than-thought|2439385 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439218-woolly-mammoth-dna-exceptionally-preserved-in-freeze-dried-jerky/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:00:21 +0100 A complete genome has been extracted from a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth, which might bring us closer to resurrecting the species 2439218-woolly-mammoth-dna-exceptionally-preserved-in-freeze-dried-jerky|2439218 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2439061-lions-record-breaking-swim-across-channel-captured-by-drone-camera/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 10 Jul 2024 21:00:18 +0100 Two lions, one missing a leg, made a 1.5-kilometre swim through crocodile-infested waters in Uganda, probably in order to mate with females 2439061-lions-record-breaking-swim-across-channel-captured-by-drone-camera|2439061 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2438862-stunning-blue-skinned-frog-is-a-rare-genetic-mutant/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 09 Jul 2024 11:47:13 +0100 The magnificent tree frog (Litoria splendida) is normally a vibrant green, but conservationists in Australia have spotted a blue-skinned individual 2438862-stunning-blue-skinned-frog-is-a-rare-genetic-mutant|2438862 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2438706-evolutionary-story-of-australias-dingoes-revealed-by-ancient-dna/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 08 Jul 2024 21:00:31 +0100 Dingoes, the native wild dogs of Australia, arrived on the continent more than 3000 years ago and their gene pool has had little input from domestic dogs 2438706-evolutionary-story-of-australias-dingoes-revealed-by-ancient-dna|2438706 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2438446-blue-whale-mother-caught-feeding-her-calf-on-video-for-first-time-ever/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:31:47 +0100 A snorkelling tourist in East Timor has filmed a pygmy blue whale calf drinking its mother’s milk for the first time 2438446-blue-whale-mother-caught-feeding-her-calf-on-video-for-first-time-ever|2438446 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2438342-vivid-snake-species-with-blue-lips-and-yellow-eyes-is-new-to-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 04 Jul 2024 12:30:53 +0100 A grass-green snake from Vietnam with yellow eyes, blue lips and a brick-red tail has been identified as a distinct species 2438342-vivid-snake-species-with-blue-lips-and-yellow-eyes-is-new-to-science|2438342 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2438255-giant-salamander-like-predator-roamed-namibia-280-million-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:00:37 +0100 A fossil found in the Namib desert has been described as a 2.5-metre long predator that resembled a giant salamander 2438255-giant-salamander-like-predator-roamed-namibia-280-million-years-ago|2438255 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2437475-more-than-100-shark-species-may-face-major-population-declines-by-2100/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:00:27 +0100 The egg hatch rate of one shark species may plummet by up to 90 per cent by the end of the century, suggesting that other egg-laying sharks are at risk 2437475-more-than-100-shark-species-may-face-major-population-declines-by-2100|2437475 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2437980-ants-amputate-their-nestmates-limbs-to-save-them-from-infection/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:00:32 +0100 Ants are one of the few animals that tend to the injuries of their peers, and now it seems they are also the first non-humans known to perform life-saving amputations 2437980-ants-amputate-their-nestmates-limbs-to-save-them-from-infection|2437980 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2437320-trilobites-preserved-in-incredible-detail-by-pompeii-style-eruption/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:00:25 +0100 Trilobites are one of the most common fossils we know, but normally only their hard exoskeleton is preserved. Now, researchers have discovered a site that was buried by a Pompeii-style volcanic eruption, leaving the arthropods outlined in exquisite detail 2437320-trilobites-preserved-in-incredible-detail-by-pompeii-style-eruption|2437320 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2437264-the-last-woolly-mammoths-on-earth-died-from-bad-luck-not-inbreeding/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:00:54 +0100 A genetic study of woolly mammoths found on an isolated Arctic island shows they reached a stable population that lasted millennia, so were probably wiped out by a random event rather than inbreeding 2437264-the-last-woolly-mammoths-on-earth-died-from-bad-luck-not-inbreeding|2437264 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2437179-winter-sauna-helps-endangered-frogs-fight-off-fungal-disease/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:00:30 +0100 Warm retreats made using bricks in greenhouses give frogs a place to keep toasty in winter, which helps protect them from deadly chytrid fungal infections 2437179-winter-sauna-helps-endangered-frogs-fight-off-fungal-disease|2437179 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436635-dazzling-photos-capture-the-unreal-beauty-of-insects/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 25 Jun 2024 01:01:30 +0100 Sleeping cuckoo bees, colourful cotton harlequin bugs and a thorny lacewing trapped in amber appear in some of the best entries to the Royal Entomological Society Photography Competition 2436635-dazzling-photos-capture-the-unreal-beauty-of-insects|2436635 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2435647-sick-chimpanzees-seek-out-range-of-plants-with-medicinal-properties/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 20 Jun 2024 20:00:52 +0100 Chimpanzees with wounds or gut infections seem to add unusual plants to their diet, and tests show that many of these plants have antibacterial or anti-inflammatory effects 2435647-sick-chimpanzees-seek-out-range-of-plants-with-medicinal-properties|2435647 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436064-watch-leeches-jump-by-coiling-their-bodies-like-cobras/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:00:35 +0100 Researchers have confirmed a centuries-old rumour that leeches can jump, which they may do to land their next blood meal 2436064-watch-leeches-jump-by-coiling-their-bodies-like-cobras|2436064 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234960-200-could-we-merge-biologically-with-the-fungal-network-and-live-forever/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 19 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0100 In this week's Future Chronicles column, which explores an imagined history of future inventions, we visit a cult in 2080s Japan that engineered a way of becoming chimeric with fungal biology. Rowan Hooper reveals their history mg26234960-200-could-we-merge-biologically-with-the-fungal-network-and-live-forever|2435731 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436255-triceratops-relative-had-the-weirdest-horns-ever-seen-on-a-dinosaur/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:00:29 +0100 A new species of dinosaur discovered in Montana and related to Triceratops had one of the strangest, most asymmetrical skulls that scientists have ever studied 2436255-triceratops-relative-had-the-weirdest-horns-ever-seen-on-a-dinosaur|2436255 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436259-rare-corpse-flower-that-stinks-of-rotting-flesh-blooms-at-kew-gardens/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 19 Jun 2024 16:09:41 +0100 A giant flower, one of the smelliest in the world, is currently blooming at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2436259-rare-corpse-flower-that-stinks-of-rotting-flesh-blooms-at-kew-gardens|2436259 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2436112-why-herbs-evolved-to-smell-and-taste-so-delicious/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 18 Jun 2024 22:18:23 +0100 Humans may have shaped the development of aromatic herbs like lavender and mint, but did herbs also shape our own evolution? 2436112-why-herbs-evolved-to-smell-and-taste-so-delicious|2436112 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2435599-bring-back-the-light-the-mission-to-save-the-fireflies-in-bali/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 17 Jun 2024 11:33:32 +0100 How Indonesia’s only firefly conservation lab aims to repopulate Bali's jungle amid habitat loss and pollution   2435599-bring-back-the-light-the-mission-to-save-the-fireflies-in-bali|2435599 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2435229-australian-pterosaur-had-a-huge-tongue-to-help-gulp-down-prey/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:55:25 +0100 Scientists have identified a new species of pterosaur from a 100-million-year-old fossil in Australia, which appears to have had a massive tongue to push prey down its throat 2435229-australian-pterosaur-had-a-huge-tongue-to-help-gulp-down-prey|2435229 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434896-elephants-seem-to-invent-names-for-each-other/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:00:50 +0100 An analysis of their vocalisations suggests that African savannah elephants invent names for each other, making them the only animals other than humans thought to do so 2434896-elephants-seem-to-invent-names-for-each-other|2434896 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433852-a-surprisingly-quick-enzyme-could-shift-our-understanding-of-evolution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:00:45 +0100 Biological processes such as DNA replication or cellular structure formation may become more accurate when done as quickly as possible, offering new hints into life's origins 2433852-a-surprisingly-quick-enzyme-could-shift-our-understanding-of-evolution|2433852 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434206-bacteria-evolve-to-get-better-at-evolving-in-lab-experiment/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:00:54 +0100 When bacteria were put in alternating environments, some became better at evolving to cope with the changes – evidence that “evolvability” can be gained through natural selection 2434206-bacteria-evolve-to-get-better-at-evolving-in-lab-experiment|2434206 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234941-100-why-i-wont-be-fertilising-plants-with-milk-despite-what-tiktok-says/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 05 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Social media is adamant that you can fertilise your houseplants with milk, but I'll be saving mine for a hot drink, says James Wong mg26234941-100-why-i-wont-be-fertilising-plants-with-milk-despite-what-tiktok-says|2433886 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434752-tiny-great-ape-fossils-identified-as-new-species-from-europe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 07 Jun 2024 20:00:46 +0100 A kneecap and two teeth found in Germany have been identified as belonging to a new species of ape from 11.6 million years ago, thought to have weighed as little as 10 kilograms 2434752-tiny-great-ape-fossils-identified-as-new-species-from-europe|2434752 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434477-male-lemurs-grow-bigger-testicles-when-there-are-other-males-around/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 07 Jun 2024 13:00:25 +0100 Dominant male Verreaux’s sifakas always have the largest testicles in their group to make the most sperm, and they can grow their gonads to make sure of it 2434477-male-lemurs-grow-bigger-testicles-when-there-are-other-males-around|2434477 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234940-500-striking-image-lets-you-see-inside-a-deep-sea-anglerfishs-killer-jaws/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 05 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0100 This astonishing image may look like a deep-sea monster, with its big teeth and gaping mouth, but the humpback anglerfish is really no bigger than your hand mg26234940-500-striking-image-lets-you-see-inside-a-deep-sea-anglerfishs-killer-jaws|2433871 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434620-single-celled-predator-extends-its-neck-with-the-help-of-origami/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 06 Jun 2024 20:00:54 +0100 The mystery of how a single-celled predator extends its "neck" by more than 30 times its overall length has finally been solved 2434620-single-celled-predator-extends-its-neck-with-the-help-of-origami|2434620 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434640-origins-of-modern-horses-traced-to-breeding-revolution-4200-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 06 Jun 2024 17:00:36 +0100 A genetic analysis of ancient horses reveals that breeding techniques developed by people in the Pontic-Caspian steppes enabled the rapid spread of horse-powered travel 2434640-origins-of-modern-horses-traced-to-breeding-revolution-4200-years-ago|2434640 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2434025-how-bats-pick-out-their-own-calls-when-flying-in-enormous-swarms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:00:50 +0100 Researchers trained a hawk outfitted with microphones to fly through a swarm of 600,000 bats, revealing how they can hear their own voice in a crowd 2434025-how-bats-pick-out-their-own-calls-when-flying-in-enormous-swarms|2434025 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433780-china-is-sending-giant-pandas-to-us-zoos-for-the-first-time-in-decades/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:00:59 +0100 In recent years, China recalled pandas from three out of four US zoos that had the bears, signalling diplomatic tensions between the two countries – but this year China has offered two new pairs of giant pandas 2433780-china-is-sending-giant-pandas-to-us-zoos-for-the-first-time-in-decades|2433780 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433987-endangered-giant-pangolin-spotted-in-senegal-after-nearly-24-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:46:31 +0100 A rare sighting of a giant pangolin revives hopes for the species' survival in West Africa, despite threats from poaching and deforestation 2433987-endangered-giant-pangolin-spotted-in-senegal-after-nearly-24-years|2433987 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433704-ancient-geese-stood-3-metres-tall-and-weighed-as-much-as-a-cow/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:30:31 +0100 A rare fossil skull provides strong evidence that the Dromornithidae, an extinct group of Australian flightless birds, were related to geese and ducks 2433704-ancient-geese-stood-3-metres-tall-and-weighed-as-much-as-a-cow|2433704 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433364-snares-are-wiping-out-south-east-asian-wildlife-what-can-be-done/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:00:54 +0100 Efforts to remove animal traps and discourage poaching in Vietnamese protected areas have been partly effective, but conservationists say other approaches are needed to safeguard threatened species 2433364-snares-are-wiping-out-south-east-asian-wildlife-what-can-be-done|2433364 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433815-asian-hornets-have-overwintered-in-the-uk-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 31 May 2024 18:37:46 +0100 Queen Asian hornets found in East Sussex this year are a genetic match to a 2023 nest, suggesting the invasive species is becoming established in the UK 2433815-asian-hornets-have-overwintered-in-the-uk-for-the-first-time|2433815 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