FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 3 - The Untold Story

There may be 10 times as many citizen scientists in Australia as we thought – and that’s great news for science

Until recently, the number of citizen scientists in Australia was estimated at between 100,000 and 130,000 people.

The Conversation · Mar 30

Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered

University’s botanic garden will use study materials created by John Stevens Henslow, the naturalist’s mentor, 200 years ago

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28

You probably agree with the animals on which bird calls, frog noises and cricket chirps are most attractive – new research

Animals do all sorts of things to attract each other as potential mates. Many birds, for example, produce feathers with elaborate color patterns – from the iridescent plumage of many hummingbirds to the famously brilliant tail of a peacock. Charles Darwin, an early pioneer in the theory of evolution, saw…

The Conversation · Mar 19

NASA satellite data and aerial imagery played a huge role in reintroducing descendants of extinct species of giant tortoise back to Galápagos Islands

For the first time in 180 years, ancestors of the extinct Floreana giant tortoise are reclaiming their ancestral homeland. But scientists required a cutting-edge tool to identify the ideal location for the release, and NASA satellite data and aerial imagery was a key component

Digital Camera World · Feb 25

Floreana giant tortoise reintroduced to Galápagos island after almost 200 years

Subspecies driven to extinction by hungry whalers returns after ‘back breeding’ programme using partial descendants

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20

50 Historical Figures That We Are Lucky Enough To Have Photos Of (New Pics)

Photographs make time travel possible. They often provide a blast from the past that gives us a sliver of an idea of how life was back then. They represent a moment in history when a renowned figure was still alive. Here are some examples that can be a delight for…

Bored Panda · Feb 12

What I’ve learned from studying the wild pigeon

Domestic pigeons have surprising cultural significance. They inspired Charles Darwin in his thinking about evolution, delivered wartime messages to save lives, and have symbolic meaning around the world.

The Conversation · Jan 7

A speeding clock could solve Darwin’s mystery of gaps in animal fossil records

The oldest fossilised remains of complex animals appear suddenly in the fossil record, and as if from nowhere, in rocks that are 538 million years old.

The Conversation · Jan 6

‘They didn’t de-extinct anything’: can Colossal’s genetically engineered animals ever be the real thing?

The bioscience startup has attracted billions in investment – and a flurry of criticism, but founder tells the Guardian plans to bring back the woolly mammoth will not be derailed

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025

40 Celebrities And Their Lookalikes From The Past That The Internet Can’t Stop Talking About

History has a funny way of repeating itself, and we’ve uncovered 40 celebrity lookalikes from the past that prove it.

Bored Panda · Dec 29, 2025