Human activity has affected elephants so much that a change in their genome has now become apparent, but being born tuskless is proving to be fatal for males, writes Elizabeth Preston
The Pleiades star cluster features in legends from around the world, often as a group of young women fleeing an aggressor. Look to the east and you’ll see them, writes Nigel Henbest
Distinctive bears native to mountains and forests of southern China stand out in zoos but their fur actually plays a crucial survival role in the wild, new study finds
