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‘A finding like this really highlights that even in a run-of-the-mill situation, there are still a tremendous number of discoveries to make about insects’

About 25 million kilometres of new roads are expected to be built around the world by 2050. Along with power lines and railways, roads cut through the landscape everywhere, disrupting ecosystems. This linear infrastructure prevents animals from moving safely around their habitat. It also reduces access to the resources they…

Louisiana fisherman stumbles across scene of sharks gorging themselves on large pod of fish

The carnivorous Phyllurus fimbriatus is only found in the wettest, rockiest pockets of Scawfell Island

Conservationists condemn latest cull as ‘trophy hunting’, while hunters admit it is ‘about the excitement’

Twenty-two days after Hurricane Ian made landfall, the first signs of a red tide bloom emerged on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Kuku Yalanji people have lived with crocodiles for tens of thousands of years. They say visitors are putting themselves and wildlife at risk by ignoring signs.

The sixth annual One Planet Summit begins on Wednesday, with the fate of forests at the top of the agenda. Politicians, scientists and NGOs will meet in Libreville, Gabon, to discuss the future of rainforests in the Congo basin, Southeast Asia and the Amazon basin – and whether countries in…

"Our insect friends are being crowded out. Somehow, we must find ways to make more room for them."

Huge blooms of phytoplankton — microscopic algae floating on the ocean's surface — have become larger and more frequent along the world's coastlines, according to new research, bringing benefits to fisheries but also potentially causing harm. Between 2003 and 2020, coastal phytoplankton blooms increased by about 13% in extent, covering…

Peregrine falcons had to look for alternatives after pigeons left London as food became harder to find because of people staying in their homes