Whenever you visit the Yorkshire Dales, you’ll be astounded by the amount of wildlife you’re able to spot. Of course, which creatures can be spotted highly depends on the season, and it’s also worth ...

It’s interesting that sexual dimorphism can be triggered in a variety of ways. While it’s commonly accepted that this is something that happened along the evolutionary path of many animals, there are ...

Biomimicry: Inventions Inspired by Plants & Fungi Using what we see in nature has long been an inspiration to scientists and inventors. After all, nature works perfectly, so taking ideas from it is a ...

Ladybugs Release Reflex Blood when Threatened, Containing Toxic Alkaloids Sequestered from their Aphid Diet Animals must be able to adapt to their environment to survive and we see adaptations in many ...

Ant Mimic Cricket Nymph You only have to take a quick look at nature to see how wonderfully diverse it is. And that’s certainly the case where mimicry is concerned. Each insect that engages in ...

Every ecosystem has its food chain. It’s just part of nature. Those at the bottom of the food chain are preyed on by many animals, and as we move upwards, the number of predators for each species ...

The Arctic tundra is a harsh and unforgiving environment, with long, dark winters, permafrost, and limited resources. Despite these extreme conditions, around 1700 plant species have adapted to thrive ...

Heliotropism is the Tendency of Certain Plants, Like Sunflowers, to Track the Movement of the Sun Across the Sky In the simplest explanation, heliotropism can be described as the ability of a plant to ...

When we think of animals feeding their young, we often imagine mammals. The females in this group of animals are equipped with mammary glands that produce milk to sustain the young, but this isn’t the ...

When we think of endangered animals, our minds often gravitate towards far-off lands and majestic creatures struggling in remote habitats. However, it may come as a surprise to discover that the ...

Located on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, the Isle of Purbeck is a peninsula that’s surrounded by water on three sides and heathland on the fourth side. Since the Jurassic Coast is listed as a UNESCO ...

The Pembrokeshire National Park covers 240 square miles along the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales. It was designated as a national park in the 1950s and is unique compared to other UK national parks in ...