Category: Environment

How does animal armour work?

Discover how these thick-skinned species protect themselves in the wild Image source: Pixabay Trying to survive in the wild can be a tough game. Animals don’t always know when danger may leap out at...

How do coral reefs form?

Corals are team players, collaborating to build the largest living structures on Earth Image source: Pixabay Covering just 0.1 per cent of the world’s surface, coral reefs are home to around 25 per cent...

Meet the animals powered by the Sun

These creatures take inspiration from plant photosynthesis and use sunlight to feed themselves Image credit: Karen N Pelletreau et al As Earth’s natural solar panels, plants obtain energy from converting sunlight into food in...

Why do some animals live together?

Different organisms can benefit from living with each other – but is it always a fair deal? (Image source: Pixabay) Clownfish find protection in the anemone’s tentacles, while they chase away fish that would...

Why is the pufferfish so deadly?

Image credit: Pixabay (Rudy and Peter Skitterians) A look at why, despite its size and timid appearance, one type of fish can be extremely deadly when it comes to defending itself The pufferfish is...