What is a flower? A flower is the reproductive structure of flowering plants. Many flowers that rely on pollinators, such as birds, butterflies and bees, have evolved to have brightly coloured petals and appealing scents as a way to attract their attention.
The life of a penguin is not an easy one. Living outside in freezing -60 degrees weather and keeping an eye out for predators is as difficult as it sounds, and when you add needing to keep an egg at a sweltering 36 degrees through all of this... it sounds tough. But penguins are incredible creatures and egg-stremely tough! Let's look at a few species of penguins and how they look after their eggs.
Can penguin poo tell the effects of climate change? Scientists from the Milner Centre for Evolution have just returned from a month-long expedition studying penguin colonies in the Antarctic. Dr Jane Younger, Prize Fellow and Lecturer in the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath co-led the expedition with Dr Gemma Clucas, a seabird biologist. Along with Jane’s PhD student, Katie O’Brien, the three scientists were part of a team of nine researchers from six institutions and three countries, all studying different aspects of the penguins’ response to climate change.
The question of why some mammals lay eggs, among other questions, has been answered in a study in 2021 that looked at monotreme (egg-laying mammal) DNA.
Science education in early years plays such a key part in a child's development, but why is it so important at this age? Because it is these early years that most of a child's brain development occurs.
Despite its name, British Science Week (BSW) is a 10 day festival celebrating science, technology, engineering and mathematics. But how did it star...
PhD student Amelia Penny discovered a new dinosaur species which is also the world's largest Jurassic pterosaur - a 170-million-year-old winged rep...
Researchers have discovered dinosaurs caught coughs and colds like we do today. Evidence of respiratory infection was revealed while examining the ...
Australian scientists have announced the discovery not only of a new species of crocodile - but also that its last meal was a dinosaur - 95 million years ago!
Sue Atkins, ITV ‘This Morning’, BBC Radio and Disney Jnr UK’s Parenting Expert, has described OKIDO as a fun children's magazine, "bursting with ac...
Did you hear about the recent discovery of a baby dinosaur? A perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo was discovered in Ganzhou (southern China), as recently as December 2021. Researcher Dr Fion Waisum Ma said it is "the best dinosaur embryo ever found in history".
Pancake Day – or Shrove Tuesday – is almost here, but there’s a lot more to it than you may think. In fact, the tradition has been carried out for ...
