Persistence helps masquerading ant raiders
Similarities between human beings and social insects extend to even stealing. One ant species, probably too lazy to forage, has found that when …
When fathers harass their sons
Among white-fronted bee-eaters, a bird species found abundantly in east and central Africa, fathers torment their sons and physically prevent …
Killer genes, green beards. . .
..and other dynamic stories on the politics of genetic behaviour. The evidence, of course, is scientific
Growing old in the wild
The conventional belief is that animals don't live into old age, but succumb much earlier to "unnatural" causes. Recent research, however, …
Exploring Japan ecologically
In just five years, the Centre for Ecological Research at Kyoto University in Japan has attained exemplary status and is doing pioneering work …