Ticks can’t jump or fly onto their host – but the bloodsuckers can use static electricity to latch onto people and animals. Scientists made the discovery while looking into how the “ambush predators” spread disease and misery…

Cardboard ‘rocketships’ could help our wildlife survive the aftermath of future bushfires. The biodegradable shelters that provide cover after the protective undergrowth is burnt out are the brainchild of conservation ecologist Dr Alexandra Carthey – she came up with the idea after the 2019-20 Black Summer fires.

In a selfless act of civil service, the mayor of Mexico’s San Pedro Huamelula married a crocodile-like caiman to continue an ancestral tradition to bring good fortune to the town. The reptile was even dressed in a sequined white dress, and she looked beautiful…