The life’s work of a fig wasp ensures the survival of both insect and plant (Image credit: Alandmanson/ Wikimedia Commons) Unlikely relationships are often formed in the wild, and those that survive have usually evolved to...
Inside the animal that eats its own brain (Image credit: Nick Hobgood/Wikimedia Commons) Sea squirts might look like plants of the ocean, but they are actually rather advanced animals. When fully grown, these potato-shaped organisms sit brainless and stationary at the...
How do some creatures survive being bitten and stung by the most venomous nasties on Earth? Image source: Pixabay Whether it’s the bite from a viper, a sting from a scorpion or the subtle...
Meet the creatures accustomed to life in these mountains (Image credit: Glorious Himalaya Trekking Pvt Ltd/ Pixabay) Red panda The distinctive red panda is most common in the eastern areas of the Himalayas, such as...
Image by 358611 from Pixabay The polar bear may seem cute and cuddly, but these mammoth mammals of the Arctic are a hardened species, set out to survive in these subzero temperatures, plunging to...
As the world’s population continues to grow so too does the need for more food, but are insects really the answer? Image by SatyaPrem from Pixabay We live in an exciting world, one full...
Discover why it feels so much colder on windy days, even if the air temperature hasn’t actually decreased (Image source: Pixabay/Free-photo) The wind chill factor is the temperature that a person feels due to...
There’s a secret scent in your favourite fragrance that started life as a smelly lump of whale ambergris Image credit: Gabriel Barathieu/Wiki Comms When walking along the beach, if you’re really lucky you might...
One collision created a diverse land of culture, ecology and the world’s tallest point (Image credit: Bijay Yadav/ Pixabay) Covering close to 600,000 square kilometres, the Himalayas are a mountaineer’s playground. With over 50 mountains exceeding 7,000...
These creatures have survived asteroids, earthquakes and ice ages across millions of years to walk and swim the Earth today The father of evolution, Charles Darwin, was the first to coin the term ‘living...
