fromwww.theguardian.com5 days agoUnlike anywhere else in Britain': in search of wildlife on the Isles of ScillyThe Scillonian ferry is reputedly a great platform for spotting cetaceans and it's a perfect day for it—the sea is calm and visibility is superb.Travel
OMG sciencefromwww.theguardian.com1 month agoKiller whales seen grooming each other with kelp in first for marine tool useKiller whales have been documented mutually grooming with kelp, showcasing a form of tool use previously attributed only to primates.
Artificial intelligencefromwww.theguardian.com2 months agoWe're close to translating animal languages what happens then?Humans may have learned to speak by mimicking birdsong, and efforts to translate animal languages are intensifying with AI technology.
CancerfromArs Technica4 months agoNew research shows bigger animals get more cancer, defying decades-old beliefRapid evolution in body size among some species leads to lower cancer prevalence, suggesting an evolutionary mechanism in cancer resistance.