From beach critters to Netflix: how public schooling made a marine biologist 'Public education played a crucial role in nursing my curiosity.' Newcastle Herald · Aug 4, 2024
Abracadabra! How magic can help us understand animal minds By performing tricks for birds, monkeys and other creatures, researchers hope to learn how they perceive and think about their world Inverse · Jun 11, 2024
A seafood firm wants to farm octopus. Activists say they're too smart for that Octopuses are seen as smart and solitary. A seafood company plans to farm them commercially. Octopus garden? Sure. Octopus farm? No way, say the animal's advocates. WEKU · Feb 7, 2024
‘A symbol of what humans shouldn’t be doing’: the new world of octopus farming Plans for the world’s first commercial octopus farm are well advanced – just as science discovers more about this curious, intelligent and affectionate animal. Can it be done ethically? The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2023
Birds Have Self-control, Just Like Humans Top of the class was a bird, JayLo, who ignored a piece of cheese and waited the full five and a half minutes for a mealworm. Zenger · Nov 3, 2022
Eurasian jays shun reward for tastier delayed treat, study finds Birds showing most self-control score higher in cognitive tests, suggesting they are more intelligent The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2022
Patience is a virtue for jays waiting for favourite food Cambridge University researchers found the birds can show self-control and resist temptation to get a better food reward. The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022
Octopus farming: critics say plans are unethical for ‘exceptionally intelligent animal’ With the film My Octopus Teacher showing their complexity, questions are being raised about plans for the world’s first farm The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2022