Welcome to In the Spotlight, where each month we shine a light on something exciting, timely, or simply fascinating from the world of science.

This August, we're exploring the science behind the animals that share our planet. From the behaviors and adaptations that help species thrive to the conservation efforts protecting wildlife around the world, animal awareness days like World Lion Day, World Elephant Day, International Cat Day, and International Wolf Day are an opportunity to celebrate biodiversity and discover the research helping us better understand and protect the species that call our planet home.

Latest News Releases

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 25-Oct-2026 20:16 ET (26-Oct-2026 00:16 GMT/UTC)

5-Jun-2026
 

Common but overlooked: Study uncovers hidden genetic vulnerability of the widespread mangrove fern Acrostichum aureum in Hainan

South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
5-Jun-2026
 

Study in flies reveals how some tumours eliminate healthy neighbouring cells to grow

Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)
Peer-Reviewed Publication
4-Jun-2026
 

Nutritional stress and warming seas threaten Hawaiʻi’s last false killer whales

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Peer-Reviewed Publication
4-Jun-2026
 

Commonwealth Fusion Systems builds on learnings from SPARC to publish five peer-reviewed papers validating the physics of the ARC fusion power plant

Cambridge University Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication