Daniel Graham
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Danny writes about wildlife, conservation and the environment.
Recent articles by Daniel Graham
When these two cyclones collided off the coast of Australia, something extraordinary happened to the ocean
It's extremely rare for tropical cyclones to meet, but when they do, the results can be profound, a new study has found.
This photographer just returned from a jungle expedition in Cambodia – what he captured was astonishing
Jeremy Holden's remarkable images – part of a Fauna and Flora biodiversity survey – highlight the ecological significance of the Cardamom Mountains in Southeast Asia.
A rare, formidable-looking creature is clinging to life in California's High Sierra
The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is one of the most endangered animals in the US – now a new study reveals the charismatic species is battling a new and dramatic danger.
White shark expedition stumbles across something unexpected and important in the Mediterranean Sea
It was one of the fastest and most elusive creatures in the ocean.
DNA confirms new 'large predator' living in one of the most inhospitable places on Earth
The animal was discovered in its dark hunting grounds at the base of the Atacama Trench off the coast of northern Chile.
Scientists embark on first-ever study of Antarctica’s underwater avalanches. Here's why it's important
Underwater monitoring systems will be deployed in Antarctic canyons for year-long observations, say researchers.
Biologists went into 19 abandoned quarries in Germany – and they found something vital
The seemingly barren sites were home to an astonishing 114 species of bee, including 35 listed as endangered.
An ancient and exquisite thing has been discovered in a lake in New Zealand
The extremely rare fossils were found attached to the underside of a leaf – in the very position they would have lived and died – near Dunedin on the South Island.
There's a cunning animal on the misty riverbanks of Ohio that hunts like a Roman gladiator
The creature in question creates a deadly trap to insnare its prey, a new study has found.
Why evolution experts are so consumed by this deep-sea fish
The animal lives in almost perpetual darkness, up for 4km beneath the surface of the sea.
Humans didn't want to go into this mysterious jungle in Asia, so they sent a drone in instead
The drone had a winch attached to it – and on the end of the winch was a probe, used to collet DNA. Here's what the researchers were up to...
Invisible animal among 25 stunning images shortlisted for Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2024
A snow-white stoat, a playful beluga whale and a battle-wounded honey badger are all in the running for this year's prestigious photography award – cast your vote now!
An immense creature is moving through the vast swamps of the Everglades National Park
A new study suggests that the animal could be an even more adept hunter than experts in Florida first thought...
Orcas are now hunting whale sharks – and they're doing it in an astonishing way
A series of new photographs and videos captured in the Gulf of California show exactly how the killer whales are hunting the world's largest fish.
80 prehistoric tombs filled with bizarre animal skulls found in Wyoming
The chambers were built as refuges, but the animals that created them ended up getting trapped inside then fossilised for 230 million years, a new study finds.
Squirting cucumbers terrified the Romans – and this new high-speed video reveals exactly why
In the first century AD, Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder wrote of the squirting cucumber's ability to fire out seeds, "endangering the eyes”. Back then, many mysteries surrounded this strange member of the gourd family. Now, using cutting-edge technology, scientists say they've finally worked out how the plant's explosive mechanisms work.
This flying robot was deployed to a remote valley in Hawaii to collect one of the rarest things on Earth
The walls of the Waiahulu Valley on the island of Kaua'i are steep and inaccessible to humans, so scientists sent in a specialised drone to help with their mission.
10 gross-looking animals that live on or inside you
The human body is home to a spectacular array of organisms – some of which can be pretty horrible looking
Why this huge frozen whale in Alaska has got scientists so confused
Experts are trying to figure out exactly how the endangered fin whale died...
A long-lost sound has returned to the great mountains of Yosemite National Park
And it could have positive implications for wildlife around the world, say scientists.
Geoscientists just collected something from inside a volcano in Lanzarote – and they say it has significant implications
They found microorganisms that could help in the search for life on Mars.
Scientists tracked these mountain lions in Los Angeles for seven years – now they've discovered something crucial
Researchers say that what they found could help humans and mountain lions coexist safely in the immense sprawl of Southern California's largest city.
Why this US horror fiction writer just spent three nights with an elephant-sized piece of flesh that smells like death
Professor G. Eric Schaller, a horror fiction writer and molecular biologist, was one of a team of scientists on a mission to find out more about the putrid scent of titan arum – the corpse flower.
“I was awestruck from the moment I first saw it to the moment I finished assembling the skull and brain”
Evolutionary biologists say a "one-of-a-kind" fossil discovered in Brazil could transform our understanding of how the unique intelligence of modern birds evolved.