Jack Greenhalgh
Recent articles by Jack Greenhalgh
How to listen to "the beetles" using bioacoustics
No, we aren’t suddenly a (poorly-edited) website promising novel ways to listen to Lennon and McCartney, but instead a study into the science of bioacoustics and some of Britain’s quietest pond dwellers.
Alien invasion! Invasive species on the attack
Most alien species in the United Kingdom are harmless, but here are a few examples of a small minority of invasive plants and animals disrupting the balance of our delicate ecosystem.
Bioluminescence in fish independently evolved 27 times
New evidence suggests multiple beginnings for light-emitting fish over 150 million years of evolution.
Oldest oxygen in the Universe discovered
Astronomers find oxygen in galaxy 13.1 billion years old, offering clues to the formation of galaxies after the Big Bang.
Cats understand the laws of physics and cause-and-effect
Hunter instincts remain strong in domesticated cats, whose expectation of events is based on hearing.
Largest exoplanet orbiting two suns discovered
Kepler-1647b, a gas giant the size of Jupiter, lies in the “goldilocks” zone in the Cygnus constellation.
Empathetic boys get 1.8 more girlfriends
New study finds teenage boys who show empathy towards members of the opposite sex likely to have more female friends.
Fish larvae favour microplastics to natural diet
Plastic pollution is a key theme of this year’s World Oceans Day, and a worrying new study finds fish larvae can actually turn to eating microplastics instead of natural sources.
Novel zebrafish research links boldness to body shape
New study finds personality of zebrafish affects the size of the fish’s tail and length of its body.
Bigger wine glasses could make you drink more, quicker
Wine-o-clock? Next time you fancy a large glass of wine, maybe you should think about using a smaller vessel.
Second set of gravitational waves detected
LIGO measures second gravitational wave event just four months after initial findings that proved Einstein’s theory