The Latest Breaking News on Nature

London is embarking on a rewilding journey. The lower reaches of the Thames are, for the first time in centuries, a place to spot seals in abundance, clouds of seabirds, teeming fish, dolphins and even whales. Beavers, carefully reintroduced at Enfield and at Ealing (where they were released by the…

Hundreds are being released across the country to reverse 98% decline in mating pairs since the 1970s

Langstone, Hampshire: These living fossils are rarely seen, but this one has fallen on my arm – and has likely been feasting on the booming aphids

FIVE Beaver kits have been born in the wild within Cairngorms National Park, as experts hope for “even more” new arrivals this summer ...

An Australian moth uses the stars in the night sky to guide its migration, according to a study shedding light on one of nature's great mysteries.

"We know that daytime migratory insects use the sun, so testing the starry sky seemed an obvious thing to try."

The ‘remarkable’ Australian insects use celestial cues as well as the Earth’s magnetic field to guide them, researchers say

Two decades ago, research found that changes in bird songs could be used as warnings for detecting man-made environmental disturbances and risks such as the excessive presence of carbon monoxide.

British Antarctic Survey finds one breed of seal has declined by 54% since 1977

The animals are heavily trafficked, largely due to demand for their scales in traditional Chinese medicine, as well as their meat

Campaigners are calling for compulsory ‘swift bricks’ in new homes to provide nesting sites