News Editor Aneesa Ahmed looks at one of the longer-lived inhabitants of the Russian steppe, with a rather stellar history

This week, Deputy Editor Emily Calder investigates the Seahorse, one of the quirkiest marine creatures

Sci&Tech Writer Rebecca Sibley explains the world's loudest bird

Sci&Tech Editor Francesca Benson discusses the Sea Walnut, a creature with a rather unusual method of waste disposal

News Editor John Wimperis tells of the the small tree-dwelling animal, often called a bearcat

Sci & Tech Editor Francesca Benson discusses the curiosities of the world's largest amphibian

Editor-in-Chief Erin Santillo discusses the two varieties of possum

Sci&Tech Writer Tom Martin introduces us to the Lamprey

Ellen Heimpel reports on the harmless looking sharp ribbed salamander and the secret weapon it uses to protect itself from attack

Ellen Daugherty reports on the lowland streaked tenrec that elegantly demonstrates the ability of Madagascan species to fill unusual ecological niches

This week is the Tardigrades, a micro-animal with abnormal qualities. Holly Carter reports

Kara Watson explores the enigma of the newly discovered fish-scale gecko, that can instantly remove its scales on demand