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Alex Riley

Alex Riley is an award-winning science writer and the author of Super Natural: How Life Thrives in Impossible Places. He lives in south Devon, UK, with his family.

Naked Clams and Sunken Ships

A brazen plan to grow an animal that has been the bane of sailors for centuries—to feed the world

October 28, 2025

The Extreme Animals in Our Backyards

Alex Riley’s three greatest revelations while writing <i>Super Natural</i>

September 29, 2025

An Ark for Antarctica

Can we save the frozen continent’s unique fauna?

October 17, 2023

The Mystery of the Largest Light in the Sea

This giant squid has the world’s biggest light-producing organs. But why?

May 31, 2023

How Your Embryo Knew What To Do

The forgotten story of the woman who discovered how animals get their shape.

November 20, 2015

Red-Eyed Magpies, White-Speckled Ravens, & Other Birds of Unusual Feathers

The strange plumage of genetically mutated birds.

July 14, 2015

These Males Are Cheating Animals

The tricks they play would make Darwin blush.

October 31, 2014

Fish School Us on Wind Power

Record-efficiency turbine farms are being inspired by sealife.

June 25, 2014