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Research suggests behaviour may reflect evolutionary response to previous outbreaks of disease

Wild Justice says government initiative to relocate broods away from grouse moors ‘rewards past crimes’ of illegal killing

Reef experts say an El Niño climate pattern could take hold this summer, raising the risk of another mass bleaching event further

Scientists trained wild Australian native predatory rats to recognise an unfamiliar species of cockroach prey

Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)'s recent publication, "75 Endemic Birds of India", reveals 5% of India's 1,353 bird species are endemic. Three species are critically endangered, 25 are threatened, and 17 are vulnerable. The publication provides details on each species, including etymology, habitats, breeding habits, and food preferences.

Study estimates soil is home to 90% of world’s fungi, 85% of plants and more than 50% of bacteria, making it the world’s most species-rich habitat

World’s tiniest marine mammal – found only in the Gulf of California in Mexico – has only 10 individuals left, study finds

“There’s surprisingly little information on their natural history. 

In 2015, research on global forest cover revealed a concerning fact: 70% of the world’s remaining forest now lies within 1km of the forest’s edge. This process, called fragmentation, is causing the deepest and darkest parts of the world’s forests to shrink.

Oarfish swim vertically, moving up and down and side to side like a cursor. It would be easier to believe they do not exist

Half of the biodiversity in forests is unseen because it lives belowground. These organisms are miniscule in size, but their importance to the ecosystem is enormous.