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Tiny fiddler crabs suck up and break down microplastics

They are about the size of a Post-it, live in the mud of mangroves, and while we discuss technological solutions and political promises, they are already doing the dirty work. In silence.

  • Sep 09, 2026 12:00

After 50 years of protection, Finland authorizes wolf hunting once again

After more than fifty years of total (or almost total) protection, Finland has decided to allow wolf hunting

  • Aug 26, 2026 13:00

The unexpected smells that keep the Asian hornet out of your home and garden

In just a few years, the Asian hornet has become an unwelcome but increasingly common guest in a lot of gardens.

  • Aug 22, 2026 21:30

Scientists discover that castrated animals live up to 20% longer

There's a widespread belief that reproduction is always and in every case a sign of vitality. However, when we look at what happens in nature, the picture becomes more complex.

  • Aug 20, 2026 10:00

The “Devil’s Worm” defies the limits of life at extreme depths

As the BBC notes, before the 1980s, it was believed that life could not survive more than 30 centimeters underground.

  • Aug 12, 2026 13:05

The Takahē’s comeback: How conservation saved a lost bird

There is a story from New Zealand that challenges a belief we thought was set in stone: a species can return from the brink of extinction.

  • Aug 07, 2026 10:00

Why are tigers losing their stripes in India?

Find out why nature restoration efforts threaten to turn this jungle icon black.

  • Aug 02, 2026 10:00

Why do cats see us as their “parents”?

It happens every night. The cat leaps onto the couch, curls up next to you, starts kneading the cushion with its paws, and soon after, there’s that purring. It’s five years old, eight, sometimes twelve. And yet, it behaves exactly like a kitten.

  • Aug 01, 2026 10:00

Jellyfish on French beaches: Just passing through or true invaders?

Is there an ever-increasing presence of jellyfish along the French coastline? This perception mainly reflects the intense disturbances our oceans are undergoing.

  • Jul 31, 2026 14:11

Dinosaur extinction: Unprecedented profile of destructive meteorite revealed

The impact of a mysterious meteorite, 10 to 15 kilometers wide and traveling at 64,000km/h, formed the Chicxulub crater in Mexico, causing the extinction of 75% of the species on Earth, including the dinosaurs.

  • Jul 26, 2026 11:54