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New Scientist - Life
New Scientist - Life
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Hairy ‘orangutan pitcher plant’ discovered in Borneo
A newly described species of giant pitcher plant is one of the biggest ever found, with leaves covered in fur the same colour as orangutans
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The most inspiring conservation success stories in 2024
Endangered skates and kingfishers were brought back from the brink this year and scientists found a way to protect frogs from deadly infections
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Earliest known sabre-toothed predator hunted 270 million years ago
The fossilised remains of an ancient carnivore provide intriguing hints about how early relatives of mammals began regulating their own body temperature
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‘Vampire’ hedgehog among 234 new species identified in Asia
The Greater Mekong region of Asia hosts a wealth of rare and unstudied species – 173 new species of plants, 26 reptiles, 17 amphibians, 15 fish and three mammals were described last year. Here are six of them
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Magic mushrooms found in Africa are a species new to science
A fungus named Psilocybe ochraceocentrata is the closest relative of a widely cultivated psychedelic mushroom, giving clues to their evolutionary origins
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A festival of stunning animal pictures from 2024
The past 12 months have seen animals of all shapes, sizes and colours strut their stuff – here are just a few of the best pictures from the year
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See the world in close-up in these intricate images of nature
For a truly exquisite glimpse of plants and animals, check out some of the top entries and the winner of the 2024 Evident Image of the Year contest
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Pigeons are misunderstood: These little-known facts will prove why
They were loved by Charles Darwin, they build brilliantly bad nests and they even produce a kind of “milk”. Surely, these facts are more than enough to foster a love for the urban pigeon
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The amazing talents of pigeons – and why we should learn to love them
Rats of the sky? Pigeons are often the target of human ire, but there's a lot to cherish – or at least appreciate – in these scrappy survivors
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Dogs pull harder on the leash when they wear a harness than a collar
Dog harnesses are sometimes claimed to reduce pulling forces on the leash, but an experiment found they have the opposite effect