Dicraeosaurus dinosaur via Shutterstock Huge dinosaurs stored vital minerals in bones under their skin (osteoderms) to help them survive, a study has found. These 'skin bones' helped some of the ...

Delicate fluttering wings, fascinating hovering motions, dainty, beautiful yet extremely precious in indicating the health of ecosystems, and overall environmental quality, dragonflies are one of ...

Oceanic Conveyor Belt; Credit: UNEP Think island, think nature, think ocean, think tranquillity and think pristine. Natural islands have always been escape destinations from the concrete jungle chaos ...

An elusive species of feline has been discovered to inhabit a much bigger range than was ever previously imagined. The rare and enigmatic Andean cat (Leopardus jacobita) was once thought to be ...

Costa Rica has long been renowned for its incredible biodiversity; a small, yet environmentally rich country that is home to over 5% of the entire world's animal and plant species. Lying along its ...

European Carmakers Warn of €4.3bn Loss and Production Cut in Electric Vehicles Unless EU-UK Tariff Deadline is Extended European car manufacturers have expressed concerns over potential losses of ...

Every cow, on average, produces 80kg to 100kg (CH4) of methane per year, a gas that has the nasty habit of depleting the ozone layer. The reason for this is enteric - in other words, it's related to ...

Elephants have evolved a novel strategy for regulating body temperature, which allows them to endure soaring temperatures during the day without succumbing to heat stress. Scientists at the University ...

Coyote via Shutterstock The European settlement of North America was bad news for wolves, but good news for coyotes whose continued thriving is now threatening the very genetic identity of the wolf as ...

What is Sustainable Transport? Sustainable Transport is sometimes known as Green Transport and it is any form of transport that does not use or rely on dwindling natural resources. Instead it relies ...

The field of Soft Nanotechnology moves in devious ways with natural and artificial fabrics. Titanium of course is expensive, with this hoarding costing £100 extra to have the coating. The ...

Pig breeding is big business, but in order to make money the producer must have a large number of pigs. One of the problems is that a large number of pigs produces a large amount of waste. This is the ...