Fisheries
The Killer Snail Whose Sting Can Kill a Human
The cone shell, a venomous snail of tropical seas, can kill a person, yet its toxin is now being turned into medicine.
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Environment
The Animals Besides Humans That Dream
Researchers since the 1960s have found signs that cats, rats, fish and other animals dream as well as humans.
Environment
How Do Ants Conquer Kingdoms?
A feature on how ants farm, fight and, in the case of Polyergus ants, raid Formica colonies, kill their queens and take over their workers.
Environment
Firefly Light and the Pharmaceutical Industry
A feature on how fireflies produce "cold light" and how researchers hope bioluminescent proteins can help drug development and diagnosis.
Crops
The Mystery of the Honeybee's Dance
A science writer explains how honeybee colonies are organised and how scout bees use dances to tell the rest of the hive where to find flowers and how far away they are.
Livestock
Cows Learn to Open the Door and Use a Toilet, Study Finds
A study published in Current Biology shows cattle can be trained to use a toilet quickly, a step researchers hope will cut harmful ammonia emissions from farms.
Agrotech
Crocodile Swallows a Drone
A crocodile in Florida leapt up and swallowed a drone sent to photograph it, and the video, shared by Google's chief executive, has gone viral.
Environment
Critically Endangered Talipot Palm Blooms 'Death Flower' at 10 Years
A critically endangered talipot palm planted at Tangail Circuit House in 2012 has flowered after only about a decade, instead of the century the species is known to take before blooming once and dying.
Agrotech
What Happened to the Animals Sent into Space
Alongside astronauts, many animals have travelled into space, some dying on the journey and others returning safely to Earth.
Livestock
37 Batagur Baska Hatchlings Born at Karamjal
Thirty-seven Batagur baska hatchlings emerged from 50 eggs laid by two turtles at the Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre in the eastern Sundarbans.
Environment
Five Parrots Removed From Zoo Display for Swearing
A zoo in England has taken five parrots away from visitors and sent them to be separated until they stop using foul language.
Fisheries
The Bird Used to Catch Fish
The cormorant, a superb diver known in Bangladesh as the pankouri, is used for fishing in East Asia but is now threatened and nearly endangered at home.
Environment
All the Superstitions People Hold About Owls
Owls are the subject of superstitions across the world, yet they play an important role in keeping nature in balance and are declining in Bangladesh.