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Sharks are getting a bad press but injuries are few and far between

Sharks are getting a bad press but injuries are few and far between

TELEVISION footage of a great white shark crashing through the bars of a cage off Mexico’s Guadalupe Island has been seen worldwide. 

Mon, 31 Oct, 2016

Can mice really sing?

Can mice really sing?

A male house mouse, captured in Detroit in 1925, had an extraordinary ability; it could sing. Normal mice produce high-pitched squeaks but this one warbled like a bird. Was its talent inherited or acquired?

Mon, 24 Oct, 2016

Killing cats to save birds is not a solution

Killing cats to save birds is not a solution

A book just published calls for an all-out war on free-ranging cats, writes Richard Collins

Mon, 17 Oct, 2016

Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish arrive like an armada in Irish waters

Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish arrive like an armada in Irish waters

Every few years or so, Portuguese men-of-war invade Irish waters, Richard Collins. 

Mon, 10 Oct, 2016

This iceman's voice was reconstructed and heard again 5,000 years after his death

This iceman's voice was reconstructed and heard again 5,000 years after his death

THE frozen body of Ötzi the Iceman, was found 25 years ago September 19. 

Mon, 03 Oct, 2016

Rare red footed arrival takes booby prize

Rare red footed arrival takes booby prize

An odd-looking seabird was found, emaciated and shivering, on St. Leonard’s Beach in Sussex, three weeks ago, writes Richard Collins. 

Mon, 26 Sep, 2016

Mars fantasist Percival Lowell has last laugh

Mars fantasist Percival Lowell has last laugh

November sees the centenary of Percival Lowell’s death. 

Mon, 19 Sep, 2016

How did Lucy, the famous female of prehistoric times, die?

How did Lucy, the famous female of prehistoric times, die?

Scientists at the University of Texas think they know how Lucy, the famous female of prehistoric times, met her death, writes Richard Collins. 

Mon, 12 Sep, 2016

Adonis: Europe's oldest living tree

Adonis: Europe's oldest living tree

According to a report in Science News, Europe’s oldest living thing is a tree growing in the Pindus Mountains of Northern Greece.

Mon, 05 Sep, 2016

What did Vikings ever do for us?

What did Vikings ever do for us?

What did the Vikings ever do for us? Quite a lot it seems. 

Mon, 29 Aug, 2016