While thousands of species are threatened with extinction around the globe, efforts to save the Grand Cayman blue iguana represent…
Month: July 2011
Rare bog spider found
A rare bog sun-jumper spider has been discovered at a nature reserve near Stirling. The tiny creature – which has…
Let the sun shine!
The UK’s biggest rooftop solar plant – the size of two-and-a-half football pitches – has been unveiled. Costing £4million, the…
‘Freaky’ Mouse Is Immune to Poison
Mice from different countries have likely interbred, producing what researchers call a “freaky†and “superior†house mouse that is resistant…
Fourth moon discovered around Pluto
The cosmos loves irony. Five years after Pluto was stripped of its planet status, astronomers have discovered yet another moon…
120 million-year-old fossil is the ‘world’s oldest pregnant lizard’
A fossil from north-eastern China is the oldest terrestrial reptile to give birth to live young ever found – at…
Wild Fish Uses Tool
A blackspot tuskfish off Australia has its mouth full as it carries a cockle to a nearby rock, against which…
Muoy You, escaped killing fields, now teaches self-respect and integrity
For Muoy You, “the power of education” isn’t an abstract concept. She’s seen it transform the life of her family.…
Lost rainbow toad is rediscovered
A colourful, spindly-legged toad that was believed to be extinct has been rediscovered in the forests of Borneo. Scientists from…
Found 70,000 years old species of butterfly
A new species of butterfly has taken scientists by surprise after it was discovered fluttering in Northern Ireland. Experts had…