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Australia's largest barramundi farm has started trialling black jewfish, which is valued for its meat and its thick swim bladder, considered a delicacy and aphrodisiac in Asian markets.

Flies chilled to sub-zero temperatures amputate one or more of their six limbs to protect their internal organs

The sailor with five years of experience described the orcas' movements at first as "a bit of a headbutt" before it turned serious and the ship began to flood

In July 2022, a walrus, affectionately nicknamed Freya, was culled near Norway’s capital city in the Oslo fjord – crowds of people approaching her meant there was a potential risk to human safety. The loss of this charismatic and seemingly peaceful animal sparked a global outcry. Last month, an online…

The Threave Landscape Restoration Project is a 100-year plan from the National Trust of Scotland to transform a disused dairy farm

The Royal Horticultural Society has confirmed a huge increase of the insects in Bristol

A trickle of studies warning that the enormous variety of living things on Earth is diminishing has turned into a flood. The evidence for these losses within regions and globally is undeniable. But data on biodiversity, and what is causing its decline, is still patchy – restricted to some causes,…

Exclusive: Study finds pests could damage crops and households would incur costs for pesticides, veterinary bills and electrical faults

Researchers are looking into the potential returns from certifying Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in Trat, Trang and Pattani provinces as a means to make money to help endangered marine species.

The Florida Ghost Orchid was previously on display at the Chelsea Flower Show last week

Brazil’s coastal waters teem with a rich array of species that paint a living tapestry beneath the waves. This underwater world is particularly special because many of its species are endemic – they are found nowhere else on Earth. The southwestern Atlantic is home to 111 endemic reef fish species,…