Author Jack Greenhalgh

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.
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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.
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Bioluminescence in fish independently evolved 27 times

New evidence suggests multiple beginnings for light-emitting fish over 150 million years of evolution.
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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.
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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.
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Largest exoplanet orbiting two suns discovered

Kepler-1647b, a gas giant the size of Jupiter, lies in the “goldilocks” zone in the Cygnus constellation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Second set of gravitational waves detected

LIGO measures second gravitational wave event just four months after initial findings that proved Einstein’s theory
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