For almost three weeks, renowned palaeoanthropologist Lee Berger has been criticised by scientists around the world for allowing two fossils to be sent into space on a flight that cost nearly half a million dollars.
Every night, somewhere unseen across the vast, semidesert and dry savanna habitat of Southern Africa, the continent’s deadliest cat emerges to hunt. Black-footed cats (Felis nigripes) are ideally suited for nocturnal stalking: They are evolutionarily older than jungle cats and domestic cats, boast exceptional night vision and hearing, and are believed to kill more prey […]
Ornithologist and natural historian Richard Dean was instrumental in scientific research on a wide range of fauna and flora, including birds, ants and cicadas.