New Scientist - Life https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2431887-auks-darwins-finches-and-a-mummified-falcon-inside-nhm-bird-archive/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 17 May 2024 18:00:19 +0100 The NHM Tring archive houses over 1 million bird specimens, including rare and extinct species such as Darwin's finches, great auk eggs and mummified falcons.  We take a peek inside the vast collection 2431887-auks-darwins-finches-and-a-mummified-falcon-inside-nhm-bird-archive|2431887 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2431620-orchids-feed-their-young-through-underground-fungal-connections/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 17 May 2024 17:00:37 +0100 A common species of orchid seems to pass food packages to nearby seedlings, in a kind of plant parental care 2431620-orchids-feed-their-young-through-underground-fungal-connections|2431620 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2431579-smiling-black-bear-caught-on-camera-in-pasadena-goes-viral/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 16 May 2024 14:15:53 +0100 Wildlife photographer Johanna Turner used a trail camera to capture this cheery shot of a black bear, which is going viral after she posted it on social media 2431579-smiling-black-bear-caught-on-camera-in-pasadena-goes-viral|2431579 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2431348-genetic-mutation-gives-cats-a-salty-liquorice-coat-colour/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 16 May 2024 12:56:50 +0100 Researchers have discovered the gene variant responsible for a distinctive colour pattern seen in cats in Finland, named salmiak after a variety of liquorice 2431348-genetic-mutation-gives-cats-a-salty-liquorice-coat-colour|2431348 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2431095-experience-the-world-from-a-bees-perspective/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 15 May 2024 11:00:37 +0100 A multi-sensory exhibition by artist Wolfgang Buttress allows us to experience the world as a bee and imagine the devastation of our planet without them 2431095-experience-the-world-from-a-bees-perspective|2431095 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430295-pigs-seem-less-stressed-if-their-barn-is-scented-with-lavender/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 13 May 2024 11:00:46 +0100 If a lavender scent is sprayed into pig pens three times a day, the animals show less aggressive behaviour and appear more relaxed 2430295-pigs-seem-less-stressed-if-their-barn-is-scented-with-lavender|2430295 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430007-longest-living-cat-breeds-revealed-by-life-expectancy-study/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 08 May 2024 02:00:33 +0100 Birman and Burmese cats typically live for more than 14 years while sphynxes live less than half as long on average, finds a study of pet cats in the UK 2430007-longest-living-cat-breeds-revealed-by-life-expectancy-study|2430007 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2430491-kew-gardens-exhibition-confronts-our-disjointed-connection-with-nature/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Sat, 11 May 2024 11:00:26 +0100 Contemporary artist Marc Quinn's new exhibition 'Light into Life' opens at Kew Gardens 2430491-kew-gardens-exhibition-confronts-our-disjointed-connection-with-nature|2430491 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430264-monkeys-can-learn-to-tap-to-the-beat-of-the-backstreet-boys/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 10 May 2024 10:00:10 +0100 With a bit of training, macaques can make rhythmic movements in time with music, an ability only shown before by a handful of animals 2430264-monkeys-can-learn-to-tap-to-the-beat-of-the-backstreet-boys|2430264 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430024-can-genetically-modifying-a-rare-marsupial-save-it-from-extinction/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 08 May 2024 06:31:25 +0100 Researchers are aiming to make the northern quoll resistant to the toxic cane toads wiping it out in Australia, but little progress has been made 2430024-can-genetically-modifying-a-rare-marsupial-save-it-from-extinction|2430024 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429941-sperm-whale-clicks-could-be-the-closest-thing-to-a-human-language-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 07 May 2024 17:00:23 +0100 Analysis of thousands of exchanges between the intelligent cetaceans suggests they combine short click patterns – similar to letters of the alphabet - into longer sequences 2429941-sperm-whale-clicks-could-be-the-closest-thing-to-a-human-language-yet|2429941 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429632-zebras-bob-their-heads-at-each-other-to-signal-cooperation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 06 May 2024 13:00:09 +0100 Head-bobbing seems to be a way for zebras to invite others to groom, graze or move together, suggesting sophisticated social and cognitive capabilities 2429632-zebras-bob-their-heads-at-each-other-to-signal-cooperation|2429632 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429711-stink-bugs-grow-a-fungal-garden-on-their-legs-to-fight-parasitic-wasps/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 06 May 2024 09:00:39 +0100 A surprise discovery has revealed that female stink bugs have a small indent on their hind legs that they use for cultivating fungi before spreading it on their eggs 2429711-stink-bugs-grow-a-fungal-garden-on-their-legs-to-fight-parasitic-wasps|2429711 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234890-800-heres-an-easier-way-to-improve-the-drainage-of-heavy-clay-soil/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 01 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Digging sand or grit into clay soils is a drainage fix that has been around for years, but James Wong turns to nature to find a less backbreaking solution mg26234890-800-heres-an-easier-way-to-improve-the-drainage-of-heavy-clay-soil|2428775 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2429827-jurassic-park-to-the-martian-5-movies-that-get-botany-mostly-wrong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Sat, 04 May 2024 11:00:13 +0100 From Jurassic Park to The Martian, botanist James Wong explores the major science fiction films that get botany spectacularly wrong 2429827-jurassic-park-to-the-martian-5-movies-that-get-botany-mostly-wrong|2429827 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429191-seven-surprising-things-you-may-not-know-about-roots/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 03 May 2024 10:00:25 +0100 Plants are often celebrated for the parts that are easy to see – flower, leaves, fruit – but scientists are uncovering the secrets of their more mysterious underground networks 2429191-seven-surprising-things-you-may-not-know-about-roots|2429191 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428847-protocells-on-early-earth-may-have-been-formed-by-squeezing-geysers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 03 May 2024 15:00:17 +0100 Simulations of the crust of early Earth show that cycles of pressure caused by geysers or tidal forces could have generated cell-like structures and even very simple proteins 2428847-protocells-on-early-earth-may-have-been-formed-by-squeezing-geysers|2428847 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429559-red-squirrels-were-hosts-for-leprosy-in-medieval-england/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 03 May 2024 17:00:26 +0100 DNA analysis of remains found at medieval sites has identified closely related strains of leprosy-causing bacteria in the bones of humans and a red squirrel 2429559-red-squirrels-were-hosts-for-leprosy-in-medieval-england|2429559 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428522-flies-undertake-epic-migrations-that-may-be-vital-for-pollination/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 03 May 2024 13:00:05 +0100 Migrating flies can carry pollen hundreds or thousands of kilometres, and this could help plants adapt to climate change 2428522-flies-undertake-epic-migrations-that-may-be-vital-for-pollination|2428522 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428811-these-stunning-close-up-photos-offer-a-window-onto-the-world-of-bees/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 01 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100 From an orchid bee to a violet carpenter bee, these images show the insects in amazing detail 2428811-these-stunning-close-up-photos-offer-a-window-onto-the-world-of-bees|2428811 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429636-rising-temperatures-are-cooking-bumblebee-nests-and-killing-larvae/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 03 May 2024 06:00:32 +0100 Climate change could be fueling bumblebee population loss by making hives too hot to handle 2429636-rising-temperatures-are-cooking-bumblebee-nests-and-killing-larvae|2429636 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429583-orangutan-is-first-non-human-seen-treating-wounds-with-medicinal-plant/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 02 May 2024 17:00:29 +0100 A male Sumatran orangutan chewed the leaves of a plant used in Indonesian traditional medicine and placed them on a wound on his face 2429583-orangutan-is-first-non-human-seen-treating-wounds-with-medicinal-plant|2429583 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428942-odd-bump-on-praying-mantis-chest-is-actually-worlds-weirdest-tongue/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 01 May 2024 13:00:47 +0100 A bristly bump on some mantises’ chests is a never-before-seen “gustifolium”, which may have evolved to help the insects with their highly specialised lifestyles 2428942-odd-bump-on-praying-mantis-chest-is-actually-worlds-weirdest-tongue|2428942 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428883-foxes-skulls-are-specially-adapted-for-diving-into-snow/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:00:59 +0100 Red foxes and Arctic foxes dive headfirst into snow at up to 4 metres per second to catch small rodents, and the shape of their snouts reduces the impact force 2428883-foxes-skulls-are-specially-adapted-for-diving-into-snow|2428883 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428699-bowhead-whales-still-harmed-from-whaling-that-ended-a-century-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0100 Commercial bowhead whaling ended in the early 20th century, but the industry’s lasting effects on the whales’ genetic diversity are leading to declines again 2428699-bowhead-whales-still-harmed-from-whaling-that-ended-a-century-ago|2428699 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428529-alpacas-are-the-only-mammals-known-to-directly-inseminate-the-uterus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:00:52 +0100 When alpacas mate, males deposit sperm directly into the uterus, a reproductive strategy not confirmed in any other mammals 2428529-alpacas-are-the-only-mammals-known-to-directly-inseminate-the-uterus|2428529 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428584-wasps-use-face-recognition-brain-cells-to-identify-each-other/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:57:08 +0100 The neurons in wasp brains that help them recognise hive mates are similar to those in the brains of primates, including humans 2428584-wasps-use-face-recognition-brain-cells-to-identify-each-other|2428584 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428026-modern-rose-hybrids-have-a-worrying-lack-of-genetic-diversity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:00:31 +0100 Intensive breeding since the 19th century has created thousands of varieties of rose, but a reduction in genetic diversity could leave them vulnerable to diseases and climate change 2428026-modern-rose-hybrids-have-a-worrying-lack-of-genetic-diversity|2428026 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428310-culling-predatory-starfish-conserves-coral-on-the-great-barrier-reef/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:00:18 +0100 Targeted culling of crown-of-thorns starfish has resulted in parts of the Great Barrier Reef maintaining and even increasing coral cover, leading researchers to call for the programme to be dramatically scaled up 2428310-culling-predatory-starfish-conserves-coral-on-the-great-barrier-reef|2428310 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428359-huge-genetic-study-redraws-the-tree-of-life-for-flowering-plants/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:00:45 +0100 Using genomic data from more than 9500 species, biologists have mapped the evolutionary relationships between flowering plants 2428359-huge-genetic-study-redraws-the-tree-of-life-for-flowering-plants|2428359 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428138-huge-dinosaur-footprints-belonged-to-one-of-the-largest-raptors-ever/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 24 Apr 2024 06:00:57 +0100 A set of large, distinctive footprints suggest a raptor dinosaur that lived in East Asia 96 million years ago grew to a length of 5 metres 2428138-huge-dinosaur-footprints-belonged-to-one-of-the-largest-raptors-ever|2428138 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428109-exquisite-fossils-of-cretaceous-shark-solve-mystery-of-how-it-hunted/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 24 Apr 2024 01:01:03 +0100 Six full-body fossils of Ptychodus sharks have been formally analysed for the first time, revealing that they were fast swimmers that preyed on shelled creatures 2428109-exquisite-fossils-of-cretaceous-shark-solve-mystery-of-how-it-hunted|2428109 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2427975-some-scientists-say-insects-are-conscious-it-doesnt-settle-anything/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 22 Apr 2024 22:03:44 +0100 A group of around 40 scientists signed a declaration calling for formal acknowledgement of consciousness in a range of animals, including insects and fish – but the evidence is still lacking 2427975-some-scientists-say-insects-are-conscious-it-doesnt-settle-anything|2427975 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2427569-nocturnal-ants-use-polarised-moonlight-to-find-their-way-home/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 22 Apr 2024 07:00:07 +0100 An Australian bull ant is the first animal known to use the patterns produced by polarised moonlight to navigate its environment 2427569-nocturnal-ants-use-polarised-moonlight-to-find-their-way-home|2427569 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2427138-songs-that-birds-sing-in-their-dreams-translated-into-sound/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:00:01 +0100 By measuring how birds’ vocal muscles move while they are asleep and using a physical model for how those muscles produce sound, researchers have pulled songs from the minds of sleeping birds 2427138-songs-that-birds-sing-in-their-dreams-translated-into-sound|2427138 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2427606-fossil-snake-discovered-in-india-may-have-been-the-largest-ever/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:00:50 +0100 The vertebrae of Vasuki indicus, a snake that lived 47 million years ago, suggest it could have been as long as 15 metres 2427606-fossil-snake-discovered-in-india-may-have-been-the-largest-ever|2427606 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426909-ancient-marine-reptile-found-on-uk-beach-may-be-the-largest-ever/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:00:50 +0100 The jawbone of an ichthyosaur uncovered in south-west England has been identified as a new species, and researchers estimate that the whole animal was 20 to 25 metres long 2426909-ancient-marine-reptile-found-on-uk-beach-may-be-the-largest-ever|2426909 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426805-turning-plants-blue-with-gene-editing-could-make-robot-weeding-easier/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:00:22 +0100 Weeding robots can sometimes struggle to tell weeds from crops, but genetically modifying the plants we want to keep to make them brightly coloured would make the job easier, suggest a group of researchers 2426805-turning-plants-blue-with-gene-editing-could-make-robot-weeding-easier|2426805 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2427004-a-cicada-double-brood-is-coming-its-less-rare-than-you-think/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:53:07 +0100 Up to 17 US states could be peppered with more than a trillion cicadas this spring, and though it has been a while since these two specific broods emerged at once, double broods are not that rare 2427004-a-cicada-double-brood-is-coming-its-less-rare-than-you-think|2427004 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2427117-sleeping-bumblebees-can-survive-underwater-for-a-week/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 17 Apr 2024 01:01:46 +0100 A serendipitous lab accident revealed that hibernating bumblebee queens can make it through days of flooding, revealing that they are less vulnerable to extreme weather than previously thought 2427117-sleeping-bumblebees-can-survive-underwater-for-a-week|2427117 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426811-colonies-of-single-celled-creatures-could-explain-how-embryos-evolved/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:00:46 +0100 We know little about how embryonic development in animals evolved from single-celled ancestors, but simple organisms with a multicellular life stage offer intriguing clues 2426811-colonies-of-single-celled-creatures-could-explain-how-embryos-evolved|2426811 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2427082-starfish-have-hundreds-of-feet-but-no-brain-heres-how-they-move/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:00:26 +0100 Starfish feet are coordinated purely through mechanical loading, enabling the animals to bounce rhythmically along the seabed without a central nervous system 2427082-starfish-have-hundreds-of-feet-but-no-brain-heres-how-they-move|2427082 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426979-tiny-nematode-worms-can-grow-enormous-mouths-and-become-cannibals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:27:17 +0100 One species of nematode worm turns into a kin-devouring nightmare if it grows up in a crowded environment with a poor diet 2426979-tiny-nematode-worms-can-grow-enormous-mouths-and-become-cannibals|2426979 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426773-are-panda-sex-lives-being-sabotaged-by-the-wrong-gut-microbes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 12 Apr 2024 22:46:55 +0100 Conservationists think tweaking pandas’ diets might shift their gut microbiomes in a way that could encourage them to mate 2426773-are-panda-sex-lives-being-sabotaged-by-the-wrong-gut-microbes|2426773 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426749-see-inside-an-endangered-california-condor-egg-just-before-it-hatches/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 12 Apr 2024 18:27:48 +0100 The hatching of the 250th California condor chick at the San Diego Zoo marks a notable milestone for a species that narrowly evaded extinction 2426749-see-inside-an-endangered-california-condor-egg-just-before-it-hatches|2426749 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426678-peaceful-male-bonobos-may-actually-be-more-aggressive-than-chimps/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 12 Apr 2024 17:00:34 +0100 Bonobos have long been regarded as the peaceful ape, in sharp contrast with violent chimpanzees, but a study based on thousands of hours of observations suggests the real story is more nuanced 2426678-peaceful-male-bonobos-may-actually-be-more-aggressive-than-chimps|2426678 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426468-a-bacterium-has-evolved-into-a-new-cellular-structure-inside-algae/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 11 Apr 2024 20:00:40 +0100 A once-independent bacterium has evolved into an organelle that provides nitrogen to algal cells – an event so rare that there are only three other known cases 2426468-a-bacterium-has-evolved-into-a-new-cellular-structure-inside-algae|2426468 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234860-400-the-photographer-who-captured-shots-of-nature-daily-for-over-a-decade/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Since 2012, Mary Jo Hoffman has taken one snap a day of the natural objects around her. She explains what lies behind two of them - and what the "art of noticing" has brought to her life mg26234860-400-the-photographer-who-captured-shots-of-nature-daily-for-over-a-decade|2425880 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426275-fractal-pattern-identified-at-molecular-scale-in-nature-for-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:00:02 +0100 An enzyme in a cyanobacterium can take the unusual form a triangle containing ever-smaller triangular gaps, making a fractal pattern 2426275-fractal-pattern-identified-at-molecular-scale-in-nature-for-first-time|2426275 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2425679-northern-white-rhino-could-be-saved-from-extinction-using-frozen-skin/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 09 Apr 2024 16:01:59 +0100 We have enough genetic material to bring back the northern white rhino, but doing so won’t be easy 2425679-northern-white-rhino-could-be-saved-from-extinction-using-frozen-skin|2425679 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2425794-suppressing-wildfires-is-harming-californias-giant-sequoia-trees/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 05 Apr 2024 21:23:10 +0100 California’s rare sequoias rely on high heat to disperse their seeds, and efforts to reduce the size of wildfires may be damaging their ability to reproduce 2425794-suppressing-wildfires-is-harming-californias-giant-sequoia-trees|2425794 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2425718-left-handed-monkeys-prompt-rethink-about-evolution-of-right-handedness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:00:09 +0100 A popular idea links primates living on the ground with a tendency for right-handedness, but findings from urban langurs in India cast doubt on the idea 2425718-left-handed-monkeys-prompt-rethink-about-evolution-of-right-handedness|2425718 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2425502-climate-change-can-disturb-the-accuracy-of-trees-biological-clocks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 03 Apr 2024 22:00:35 +0100 Trees use circadian genes to time photosynthesis and reproduction – but as temperatures rise, the clocks may not work as well 2425502-climate-change-can-disturb-the-accuracy-of-trees-biological-clocks|2425502 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2425247-lifes-vital-chemistry-may-have-begun-in-hot-cracked-rock/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:00:29 +0100 Amino acids and other molecules important to the origin of life can be enriched within networks of rocky fractures, which would have been common on the early Earth 2425247-lifes-vital-chemistry-may-have-begun-in-hot-cracked-rock|2425247 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2425187-snakes-show-signs-of-self-recognition-in-a-smell-based-mirror-test/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 03 Apr 2024 01:01:17 +0100 Garter snakes may recognise their own scent and react differently when it is altered, hinting at self-awareness in reptiles 2425187-snakes-show-signs-of-self-recognition-in-a-smell-based-mirror-test|2425187 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134840-600-why-ivy-growing-on-your-walls-may-actually-be-beneficial/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Long considered damaging to walls, a living coating of ivy can actually stabilise temperature and humidity and lower your energy bills, finds James Wong mg26134840-600-why-ivy-growing-on-your-walls-may-actually-be-beneficial|2423643 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2424125-is-every-species-necessary-or-can-we-let-some-die-out/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:00:26 +0000 There are thousands of species at risk of extinction, and we can’t save them all – how do conservationists think about which ones to focus on? 2424125-is-every-species-necessary-or-can-we-let-some-die-out|2424125 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2424100-horses-used-in-therapy-often-avoid-people-if-they-are-given-a-choice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 27 Mar 2024 06:00:55 +0000 Horses show signs of stress if people touch them while they are tethered, but they appear much less anxious if they are able to walk away 2424100-horses-used-in-therapy-often-avoid-people-if-they-are-given-a-choice|2424100 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423980-birds-make-an-after-you-gesture-to-prompt-their-mate-to-enter-nest/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:00:15 +0000 Japanese tits sometimes flutter their wings in an apparent gesture of encouraging their mate to enter their shared nest first 2423980-birds-make-an-after-you-gesture-to-prompt-their-mate-to-enter-nest|2423980 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423866-tiny-deer-from-the-dry-valleys-of-peru-recognised-as-new-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:00:04 +0000 A 38-centimetre-tall deer, found in an arid region in the central Andes, is the first new deer species found in South America for over 60 years 2423866-tiny-deer-from-the-dry-valleys-of-peru-recognised-as-new-species|2423866 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423634-dogs-really-do-understand-that-words-stand-for-objects/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:00:08 +0000 Pet dogs have different patterns of brain activity when they are shown an object that doesn’t match the word they hear, suggesting they have a mental representation of what words mean 2423634-dogs-really-do-understand-that-words-stand-for-objects|2423634 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423685-ant-queens-have-good-reasons-for-eating-their-own-babies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:00:49 +0000 Feasting on family members may be an unorthodox way for ant queens to keep their fledgling colonies from being overrun by lethal fungi 2423685-ant-queens-have-good-reasons-for-eating-their-own-babies|2423685 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423585-male-and-female-spiders-pair-up-to-look-like-a-flower/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 22 Mar 2024 08:00:46 +0000 Together, a dark-hued male crab spider and a larger, paler female resemble a flower, in what researchers suspect is the first case of cooperative mimicry 2423585-male-and-female-spiders-pair-up-to-look-like-a-flower|2423585 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423568-fluffy-beetle-discovered-in-australia-may-be-the-worlds-hairiest/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:02:10 +0000 The exceptionally long white hairs on the newly named longhorn beetle Excastra albopilosa may deceive predators into thinking it is covered in fungus 2423568-fluffy-beetle-discovered-in-australia-may-be-the-worlds-hairiest|2423568 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423027-blue-tits-shared-a-tree-hollow-with-bird-eating-bats-and-survived/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:00:34 +0000 A pair of blue tits were seen nesting in a tree cavity that was also inhabited by about 25 greater noctule bats, which commonly eat blue tits, but the birds lived to tell the tale 2423027-blue-tits-shared-a-tree-hollow-with-bird-eating-bats-and-survived|2423027 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423338-extinct-freshwater-dolphin-from-the-amazon-was-largest-of-all-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:00:55 +0000 A dolphin that lived in the Amazon 16 million years ago grew to a length of 3.5 metres – larger than any other freshwater dolphin 2423338-extinct-freshwater-dolphin-from-the-amazon-was-largest-of-all-time|2423338 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134821-100-saving-the-worlds-largest-flowers-in-the-philippines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 These stunning photographs, taken by botanist Chris Thorogood, chart the quest to protect species of Rafflesia, which are on the brink of extinction in the Philippines mg26134821-100-saving-the-worlds-largest-flowers-in-the-philippines|2421536 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422397-chimp-mothers-play-with-their-youngsters-even-when-times-are-tough/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:00:55 +0000 Ten years’ worth of observations of a wild chimpanzee community show that most adults stop playing when food is short, but not mothers and their young 2422397-chimp-mothers-play-with-their-youngsters-even-when-times-are-tough|2422397 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421914-in-frank-herberts-dune-fungi-are-hidden-in-plain-sight/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:00:56 +0000 There is more lurking below the surface of Arrakis than sandworms. Dune author Frank Herbert had a keen interest in fungi, and so should we, says Corrado Nai 2421914-in-frank-herberts-dune-fungi-are-hidden-in-plain-sight|2421914 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421816-plant-killing-genetic-technology-could-wipe-out-superweeds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:00:12 +0000 A ‘gene drive’ that spreads through plant populations could be used to wipe out pests such as superweeds, or to help save species by making them resistant to heat or disease 2421816-plant-killing-genetic-technology-could-wipe-out-superweeds|2421816 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421950-city-moths-may-have-evolved-smaller-wings-due-to-light-pollution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:01:44 +0000 Populations of moths living in urban places may have evolved smaller wings to limit how much bright city lights disrupt their lives 2421950-city-moths-may-have-evolved-smaller-wings-due-to-light-pollution|2421950 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421922-giant-sequoia-trees-are-growing-surprisingly-quickly-in-the-uk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:01:01 +0000 Since their introduction in the 1800s, giant sequoia trees in the UK have grown up to 55 metres tall and capture 85 kilograms of carbon a year on average 2421922-giant-sequoia-trees-are-growing-surprisingly-quickly-in-the-uk|2421922 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421744-plants-send-out-distress-calls-but-can-other-plants-hear-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:00:01 +0000 Some studies have claimed that plants emit sounds when stressed and might perceive the distress calls of other plants, but a review finds the evidence is lacking 2421744-plants-send-out-distress-calls-but-can-other-plants-hear-them|2421744 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421020-the-surprising-ways-animals-react-to-a-total-solar-eclipse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:00:55 +0000 When the moon hides the sun in a total solar eclipse, some animals seem to think that it is briefly nighttime, while others pace anxiously or even gaze up at the sky 2421020-the-surprising-ways-animals-react-to-a-total-solar-eclipse|2421020 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421466-blind-cave-fish-offers-lessons-in-how-to-survive-starvation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:00:40 +0000 Unlike most other animals, the cave-dwelling Mexican tetra doesn’t get a fatty liver when it is malnourished – and its secrets could lead to medical benefits for other species 2421466-blind-cave-fish-offers-lessons-in-how-to-survive-starvation|2421466 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421483-flightless-terror-birds-stalked-antarctica-after-the-dinosaurs-demise/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:50:15 +0000 Two fossil claws found on Seymour Island reveal that phorusrhacids, or terror birds, lived in Antarctica 50 million years ago and were probably the apex predator 2421483-flightless-terror-birds-stalked-antarctica-after-the-dinosaurs-demise|2421483 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25634180-900-largest-ever-animal-may-have-been-triassic-ichthyosaur-super-predator/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 29 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0000 New fossil discoveries show predatory marine reptiles from 200 million years ago may have been bigger than today’s blue whales – and that they evolved astonishingly rapidly mg25634180-900-largest-ever-animal-may-have-been-triassic-ichthyosaur-super-predator|2352224 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421343-clownfish-avoid-the-sting-of-their-anemone-hosts-with-sugary-slime/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 07 Mar 2024 21:20:35 +0000 As a clownfish spends time with an anemone, its mucus coating begins to change. Chemical tweaks to sugars in the slime may calm stinging cells in anemone tentacles 2421343-clownfish-avoid-the-sting-of-their-anemone-hosts-with-sugary-slime|2421343 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421263-worm-like-amphibian-produces-a-kind-of-milk-for-its-hatchlings/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 07 Mar 2024 19:00:22 +0000 After hatching from eggs, young ringed caecilians feed on their mother’s skin, but also on a milk-like substance secreted from her rear end 2421263-worm-like-amphibian-produces-a-kind-of-milk-for-its-hatchlings|2421263 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421227-salmon-farms-are-increasingly-being-hit-by-mass-die-offs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:00:10 +0000 Mass mortality events at salmon farms have been getting more frequent since 2011, sometimes killing millions of fish at once, with causes including heatwaves and poor living conditions 2421227-salmon-farms-are-increasingly-being-hit-by-mass-die-offs|2421227 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420806-hunger-inducing-mutation-makes-some-labradors-more-likely-to-get-fat/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 06 Mar 2024 19:00:35 +0000 Dogs with a mutation in the POMC gene, common in Labradors and flat-coated retrievers, have a stronger appetite for snacks between meals and a lower metabolic rate 2420806-hunger-inducing-mutation-makes-some-labradors-more-likely-to-get-fat|2420806 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420960-bumblebees-show-each-other-how-to-solve-complex-puzzles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:00:54 +0000 Puzzles that bumblebees cannot solve on their own can be cracked with help from another bee, adding to research on the transmission of culture among insects 2420960-bumblebees-show-each-other-how-to-solve-complex-puzzles|2420960 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420835-is-the-woolly-mammoth-really-on-the-brink-of-being-resurrected/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:00:35 +0000 A company called Colossal claims it has taken a "momentous step" towards bringing back the woolly mammoth. Here's all you need to know about whether such a feat is possible 2420835-is-the-woolly-mammoth-really-on-the-brink-of-being-resurrected|2420835 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418305-first-gene-edited-meat-will-come-from-disease-proof-crispr-pigs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 23 Feb 2024 08:00:02 +0000 Pigs that have been given genetically engineered immunity to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, a major and costly disease, could be on the market within two years 2418305-first-gene-edited-meat-will-come-from-disease-proof-crispr-pigs|2418305 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420561-asian-elephants-seen-burying-their-dead-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:18:32 +0000 Five elephant calves have been found buried in drainage ditches on tea-growing estates in India in a rare example of burial behaviour in non-human animals 2420561-asian-elephants-seen-burying-their-dead-for-the-first-time|2420561 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420477-blue-cheese-could-get-an-upgrade-thanks-to-new-mould-hybrids/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:00:21 +0000 Five new varieties of Penicillium roqueforti, the fungus used to make blue cheese, might rescue the fungus from a genetic dead end and produce pharmaceutical compounds 2420477-blue-cheese-could-get-an-upgrade-thanks-to-new-mould-hybrids|2420477 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420341-earliest-known-sex-chromosomes-evolved-in-octopuses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:00:19 +0000 Genetic analysis of the California two-spot octopus reveals that the species has sex chromosomes, and they may have originated up to 378 million years ago 2420341-earliest-known-sex-chromosomes-evolved-in-octopuses|2420341 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420364-storks-refine-their-migration-routes-as-they-learn-from-experience/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:00:42 +0000 Tracking data shows that young white storks spend more time exploring new places, while older ones take a more direct route on their annual migrations 2420364-storks-refine-their-migration-routes-as-they-learn-from-experience|2420364 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419483-squid-like-plant-that-lives-mostly-underground-is-new-to-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:00:57 +0000 For the first time in nearly a century, a new genus of plant has been discovered in Japan, but it looks more like a squid or an alien than a plant 2419483-squid-like-plant-that-lives-mostly-underground-is-new-to-science|2419483 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419615-a-simple-trick-can-make-a-dog-treat-a-stranger-as-their-friend/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:00:47 +0000 If an unfamiliar person spends 15 minutes following a dog, it tends to follow them back in a possible sign of friendship 2419615-a-simple-trick-can-make-a-dog-treat-a-stranger-as-their-friend|2419615 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419584-we-now-know-what-makes-oranges-taste-of-oranges/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:00:11 +0000 Researchers have identified 26 chemical compounds responsible for the flavour of oranges, which could help efforts to develop disease-resistant hybrids 2419584-we-now-know-what-makes-oranges-taste-of-oranges|2419584 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418446-strange-animals-called-pyrosomes-are-thriving-as-the-pacific-heats-up/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:00:53 +0000 Sausage-shaped pyrosomes are blooming in great numbers during marine heatwaves, but their success comes at the cost of other animals, including fish 2418446-strange-animals-called-pyrosomes-are-thriving-as-the-pacific-heats-up|2418446 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419289-thousands-of-humpback-whales-starved-to-death-after-marine-heatwave/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:01:54 +0000 A study estimating humpback whale numbers in the North Pacific Ocean from crowdsourced photos reveals a sharp decline from 2012 to 2021 after decades of slow population growth 2419289-thousands-of-humpback-whales-starved-to-death-after-marine-heatwave|2419289 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418814-jackals-may-urinate-on-their-favourite-fruit-to-deter-thieves/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:00:50 +0000 Although they are carnivores, black-backed jackals are partial to the melon-like fruits of the !nara plant and help to disperse its seeds across the desert 2418814-jackals-may-urinate-on-their-favourite-fruit-to-deter-thieves|2418814 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418659-bizarre-fish-can-extend-its-mouth-to-make-a-kind-of-trunk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Tue, 27 Feb 2024 06:00:51 +0000 The hingemouth, an African freshwater fish, can stick out a proboscis for feeding or breathing thanks to the unique arrangement of its jaw anatomy 2418659-bizarre-fish-can-extend-its-mouth-to-make-a-kind-of-trunk|2418659 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419077-how-one-of-the-smallest-fish-makes-a-sound-as-loud-as-a-firecracker/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:00:49 +0000 The drumming sound of the 12-millimetre-long fish Danionella cerebrum can hit 140 decibels – now scientists have figured out how they do it 2419077-how-one-of-the-smallest-fish-makes-a-sound-as-loud-as-a-firecracker|2419077 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418921-wasabi-could-help-preserve-ancient-egyptian-papyrus-artefacts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Mon, 26 Feb 2024 19:00:40 +0000 Ancient and fragile papyrus samples are at risk of being damaged by fungi, but a wasabi-based treatment can disinfect them without damage 2418921-wasabi-could-help-preserve-ancient-egyptian-papyrus-artefacts|2418921 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134792-200-painting-a-trees-pruning-wounds-may-be-useful-after-all/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Since the 1970s, gardening wisdom has written off as useless the old practice of painting a tree’s pruning wounds. James Wong isn’t so sure mg26134792-200-painting-a-trees-pruning-wounds-may-be-useful-after-all|2417728 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418493-does-trophy-hunting-actually-help-animal-conservation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Fri, 23 Feb 2024 08:00:09 +0000 It may seem counterintuitive, but trophy hunting leads to a lot of land being protected instead of being used for agriculture or logging – which can ultimately benefit animals 2418493-does-trophy-hunting-actually-help-animal-conservation|2418493 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418374-humpback-whales-have-a-specialised-larynx-for-underwater-singing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=life Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:00:22 +0000 The distinctive melodies of baleen whales are produced by pushing air against a fatty cushion on one side of the larynx, and a sac lets them recycle air back into the lungs 2418374-humpback-whales-have-a-specialised-larynx-for-underwater-singing|2418374