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New research on insects – without which the planet would not survive – shows a higher proportion are at risk of disappearing

Researchers believe there are more warm-blooded sharks than science thought,and that this warm-bloodedness evolved long time ago

The 13 largest U.S. tire manufacturers are facing a lawsuit from a pair of California commercial fishing organizations that could force the companies to stop using a chemical found in almost every tire because it kills migrating salmon

There are 3,000 reptiles at the Koorana Crocodile Farm in Queensland, Australia. And all it takes to get them in the mood is some low-flying Chinooks

Early arrival of migratory shorebirds to Western Coast of India due to prey depletion, changes in breeding habitat. Large flocks of Whimbrel, Eurasian curlew, Common redshank, Common greenshank, Lesser sand plover, Greater sand plover, Kentish plover, Terek sandpiper, Dunlin, Sanderling, Common sandpiper seen foraging on sandy beaches. Delayed departure from…

‘It was pretty thick, like holding onto leather, but I jerked back on his eyelid and he let go’

Campaigners call for urgent action after data shows almost all bird types reducing in abundance

Thousands of specimens from the 1500s show huge changes to Bologna’s flora due to climate crisis and migration, say researchers

Now that the alarm has successfully been raised, the organisation could help unite people in positive action, says author Rupert Read

‘Alarming’ new research warns of risk to British woodlands from disease, extreme weather and wildfires, unless ‘call to action’ is heeded now

First found in rocks on a logging trail in Canada, the 500-million-year-old microfossils are believed to be forerunners of the algae