Carys Matthews
Writer, Editor, and Content Strategist at Freelance
Freelance writer, editor and content strategist. Part-time Digital Editor, Boundless. Reporter for @livescience. Formerly BBC @wildlifemag @countryfilemag
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2 days ago |
discoverwildlife.com | Carys Matthews
Elephant calves might look like miniature giants, but they’re surprisingly unsteady on their feet with legs, ears, and a trunk that they haven't quite worked out how to use. Weighing over 100kg at birth (the weight of an adult giant panda!) and standing almost a metre tall, elephant calves are the world's largest mammal born on land. In the first few months of life, a baby elephant calf flails at basic tasks more than functions.
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1 week ago |
countryfile.com | Carys Matthews
The Jack Russell Terrier, a favourite of Queen Camilla, has experienced a spectacular start to 2025, with new data from The Kennel Club showing a significant rise in the breed's popularity. According to the latest figures, puppy registrations for the breed have surged by a remarkable 75% in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2024.
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discoverwildlife.com | Carys Matthews
The microscopically tiny, teddy bear-like tardigrade can survive just about anything. It’s not fazed by extreme cold or extreme heat – temperatures from absolute zero to boiling point – high doses of radiation, pressure equivalent to the forces found in deep ocean trenches, being almost completely dried out for years and even being in a vacuum.
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1 week ago |
countryfile.com | Carys Matthews
In two new studies published in Current Biology, researchers from Stanford University and Kyushu University found that ginger cats have an elusive genetic mutation that gives orange cats their vibrant colour – a mutation found in no other mammal. Researchers compared DNA samples from dozens of cats with and without orange fur and found that ginger cats are missing a small section of DNA in a gene called ARHGAP36. This gene controls the production of pigments in the cat's skin, fur, and eyes.
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1 week ago |
discoverwildlife.com | Carys Matthews
Native to the rainforests of Central and South America, the basilisk lizard (Basiliscus basiliscus) is famous for its near-mythical ability to run on water. This remarkable skill has earned it the nickname the 'Jesus Christ lizard’, and it uses its long toes, which have fringes of skin, to propel itself across the water at remarkable speed.
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Discover why this incredibly rare wildlife spectacle won't happen again until 2245. Enjoyed researching this article for @LiveScience
Cicada double brood event: What to expect when trillions of bugs emerge in Eastern US https://t.co/vkKcWJJkTk
From reporting on great white sharks hanging out in the twilight zone to fishing cats scaling 26-foot-tall trees, it is never dull covering science news and features for @LiveScience . It's a great editorial team to work for too. https://t.co/ZLWNZ7lcKh
It has been great to start the year with a fresh challenge. I have joined the Boundless team at Our Media as a part-time Digital Editor and will be commissioning digital content for its News & Competitions section. #journorequest
