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Study finds same-sex sexual behaviour in primates and other mammals widely observed but seldom published

DNA analysis of old samples finds only five historical cases, raising hopes for polar bears as a distinct species

Look closely at a plant in your local park, your garden or even your kitchen, and you’re likely to see some damage. Whether a caterpillar has chewed away part of a leaf or a mealybug is sucking on sap, animals are constantly feeding on plants.

Forget pizza delivery, the latest use for drones may surprise you even more.

Things are looking up for the Iberian lynx

The animal, which is still categorised as ‘vulnerable’, has been the subject of a 20-year conservation programme

Perhaps the warrah’s trusting nature contributed to its untimely demise, with lessons for us in the present

After the election, Labour must end the attacks on a watchdog simply trying to protect what little wildlife we have left, says campaigner and author Guy Shrubsole

As night falls in central Scotland, beavers appear in a pond under the fascinated gaze of a group of nature enthusiasts.

The only howl I heard on a recent walk across the Garron plateau in the Glens of Antrim, Northern Ireland, was from a bitter, biting wind. But 300 years ago, the howls would most definitely have been lupine: this place was home to one of the last wolves in what…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering removing the Nashville crayfish from the endangered species list, but some biologists argue it still needs protection because its range is so limited