Nature: Female putty-nosed monkeys use males as hired guns to defend against predators like leopards

Female putty-nosed monkeys use males as ‘hired guns’ to defend against vicious predators such as leopards Researchers studied groups of putty-nosed monkeys in the north of the Congo They exposed the monkeys to a ‘leopard model’ — a man in a leopard-print sheet The team found that the sexes responded differently to the simulated threat Females … Read more

Nature: Octopuses may have short dreams ‘like small videoclips, or even gifs’ 

Octopuses have two sleep states just like humans — a ‘quiet’ one where their skin stays pale and short periods of ‘active’ sleep in which they twitch and change colour. Experts from Brazil who recorded video clips of the eight-legging animals dozing said that octopuses may have short dreams ‘like small videoclips, or even gifs.’ … Read more

Kourtney Kardashian started dating Travis Barker as she’s ready for ‘a more nature guy’

Kourtney Kardashian embarked on a romantic relationship with new beau Travis Barker because she was ‘ready for a relationship with a more mature guy’. The 41-year-old reality star and rocker Travis, 45, went public with their relationship on Valentine’s Day, after enjoying several years as close friends. And a source has told People that the … Read more

Hulk by name, Hulk by nature! Veteran Brazil striker sends opponent FLYING with shoulder barge

Hulk by name, Hulk by nature! Veteran Brazil striker sends an opposition player FLYING with a brutal no-look shoulder barge during his debut for Atletico Mineiro Hulk sent an opposition player flying with a brutal no-look shoulder barge  The Brazilian winger was making his Atletico Mineiro debut against Uberlandia The 34-year-old leant into midfielder Franco de … Read more

World Nature Photography Awards: Orangutan and owl feature in winning photos

An upside-down orangutan, a gigantic-looking bird and a flexible feathered friend performing the splits are among awe-inspiring photos honoured in this year’s World Nature Photography Awards.  The contest has announced its winners from an incredible pool of entries that flooded in from all over the globe.  A stunning image of an endangered Bornean orangutan staring … Read more

An upside-down orangutan and a flexible owl are among winners of World Nature Photography Awards

An upside-down orangutan, a gigantic-looking bird and a flexible feathered friend performing the splits are among awe-inspiring photos honoured in this year’s World Nature Photography Awards.  The contest has announced its winners from an incredible pool of entries that flooded in from all over the globe.  A stunning image of an endangered Bornean orangutan staring … Read more

Photographs show the hauntingly beautiful abandoned places which have been taken over by nature

Reclaimed by nature: Incredible snaps capture the ruins, old railways and abandoned bridges that have been taken over by plant life These remarkable images capture places around the world covered in plants Many beautiful but crumbling buildings are swamped by trees and greenery  In one picture, an abandoned Chinese fishing village is enveloped in plants By … Read more

SIR JOHN REDWOOD MP: It’s a simple law of nature: low taxes stimulate growth

SIR JOHN REDWOOD MP: It’s a simple law of nature: low taxes stimulate growth By John Redwood For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:07 GMT, 27 February 2021 | Updated: 02:30 GMT, 28 February 2021 The way to get the colossal deficit down is to promote and encourage growth. And allow people back to work … Read more

Nature: Wasps watch over neighbouring nests in ‘surprising act of selflessness’

In what experts have called a ‘surprising act of selflessness’, some wasp colonies lend their spare workers to babysit in neighbouring nests, a study has found. Researchers from the UK studied some 20,000 baby Neotropical paper wasps and their carers from 91 different colonies in Panama, including near the canal. Paper wasps are so-named for … Read more

Prince Charles encourages youngsters to take on his half-term nature challenge during school break

Will YOU take on Prince Charles’s half-term nature challenge? Royal sets inquisitive youngsters six tasks from spotting birds to planting seeds during school break Prince of Wales has encouraged kids to search for ‘common shapes’ in nature Daily tasks will be set  via Charles’ Clarence House Instagram page next week Charles said he was ‘frustrated’ at … Read more