THE CONVERSATION It makes perfect scents — why our dogs love to play with smelly rubbish 4 min 0 By Nancy Dreschel
THE CONVERSATION A mew perspective: Do cats and dogs ‘understand’ us — here are the tell-tail signs 4 min 3 By Quixi Sonntag
THE CONVERSATION Macaque monkeys' social networks shrink with age, echoing a pattern observed in elderly humans – new research suggests 2 min 0 By Erin Siracusa and Noah Snyder-Mackler
THE CONVERSATION Early trauma affects an elephant’s ability to assess threat from lions – new research 4 min 0 By Graeme Shannon
THE CONVERSATION We’ve discovered why some whales stop feeding in response to the sound of sonar 3 min 0 By Patrick Miller, Charlotte Cure and Saana Isojunno
THE CONVERSATION Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl in the sky? A biologist explains the science of murmurations 3 min 0 By Tom Langen
THE CONVERSATION Birds’ feeding habits are affected by their personality and self-control – new research 4 min 0 By John Quinn and Jenny Coomes
THE CONVERSATION Male mosquitoes don’t want your blood, but they still find you very attractive 2 min 0 By Perran Ross
