Meet the animals with built-in antivenom
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...
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The animals of the Himalayas
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...
Discovering the Polynesian islands
Setting sail into the unknown on handmade canoes, this is how skilful navigators earned their homeland thousands of years ago (Image source: Pixabay/WikiImages) When early Europeans eventually explored the islands of the Pacific Ocean, they discovered...
The truth about Area 51
Myths and conspiracy theories aside, what is really happening at this mysterious air base? Image source: Pixabay Isolated in the Nevada Desert, a dusty path leads to the heavily guarded Area 51 – an...
How have animals adapted to city life?
From pollution-proofing to takeaway snacking, these five animals have learned to live alongside us (Image credit: bigfoot/Pixabay) 1. Lizard toes Anole lizards have adapted to navigate Puerto Rican cities by acquiring more lamellae –...
How do worms dig?
These fleshy creatures perform an impressive physical feat to wiggle their limbless bodies through the soil (Image credit: Magyar/ Pixabay) As the soft, squishy, pink things you first encounter when you’re playing outside as a kid,...
Deadly Paradise: Madidi National Park
What makes Madidi National Park one of the most diverse yet dangerous places in the world? Image credit: Getty Images In 1981, young Israeli backpacker Yossi Ghinsberg set off into an uncharted area of...
Why do flies buzz?
It’s this persistent hum that alerts us to their presence, but what makes these tiny insects fly with such a racket? Image source: Pixabay You’ll usually hear them before you see them. Acting as...
How did the first feathered dinosaur live?
Discover Caudipteryx, the peacock-like dinosaur that roamed the lands of Asia 125 million years ago (Image credit: Christophe Hendrickx) In a time when dinosaurs inhabited the Earth, some colossal creatures towered at nearly 20 metres tall...
World Mosquito Day: How do mosquitoes track down our blood?
Why do these blood-sucking insects lose their appetite after a squirt of this spray?
