The photographs in this global survey induce goggle-eyed curiosity. For example, an octopus can camouflage itself so that it is almost invisible, even though it is completely colour-blind.
Modern weather forecasting became feasible in the 1840s, when volunteers formed a nationwide US network to report current weather conditions using the newly invented telegraph.
It's time to scratch off another item from the 'what makes humans unique' list,' concludes biologist Lee Dugatkin, highlighting complex social networks in animals.
Satellites and other technologies monitor such networks at a resolution inconceivable when Dugatkin began doing research in the 1980s.
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