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The spotted trident-blue butterfly was first photographed in 2017, but has only just been formally identified.

A Florida photographer has been sharing jaw-dropping footage of a 14-foot American crocodile nicknamed “Croczilla” because of its size and menacing appearance.

Scientists say many North American bats are in trouble

Fears are growing that 2023 could be the worst-ever year for Asian Hornets after another sighting was confirmed in the UK, with the public asked to keep an eye out for the invasive species

Survey finds 359 hectares of rich habitat, a highly effective carbon sink, in St Austell Bay

Conservationists blame changing weather patterns as low numbers of amphibians found across country

Snaizeholme, near the town of Hawes, was covered in woodland centuries ago but the 561-hectare valley is now almost barren

More than two months since the movement and sale of raw prawns from the Clarence River was banned, there has been no compensation for affected fishers.

Living in the twilight zone, cockeye squid float between two worlds and have adapted to keep an eye on both

Over three quarters of Northern Irish folks are worried about the impact nature loss will have on their lives, according to a YouGov survey

Sargassum is a genus of brown seaweed. Over 300 species are distributed across the world in both temperate and tropical climates. The species fluitans and natans are unique because they spend their life cycle floating on the ocean, never attaching to the sea floor. Other seaweed species reproduce and begin…