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Playing a monotonous sound stimulates the activity of a fungus that promotes plant growth, a study suggested on Wednesday, raising the potential that playing music could be good for crops and gardens.

Nibi, a rescue beaver who has resided at Newhouse Wildlife Rescue, may be released back into the wild in accordance with orders from state officials.

Scientists are zeroing in on why Hummingbirds are able to thrive despite extreme diets of pure sugar and intense exercise.

Fifteen of the nimble, tree-climbing mammals were released last month at secret locations in Devon

A project on Spain’s Costa Brava is reviving dwindling populations of the prized seafood – and keeping small-scale fishers in business

Kew study reveals areas with at least 100,000 undiscovered plant species – most likely to be under threat of extinction

Below the surface of the oceans, microscopic algae known as phytoplankton are growing as the world warms. That’s one finding of our new study, published in Nature Climate Change, which provides the first long-term account, over more than three decades, of phytoplankton that live beyond the sight of ocean-monitoring satellites.

An emergency bid to save a population of capercaillie in the Cairngorms National Park has been launched.

When dead animals are left lying around in nature, who takes advantage of the free feed – carnivores or herbivores? The answer may surprise you.

One of the most severe cases of reduced genetic diversity is the Iberian lynx, once the world’s most threatened cat species.

Climate change and pesticides have combined to pose a deadly threat to the vivid species. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards celebrate the fightback