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Hexhamshire, Northumberland: It takes a decade for the bird’s nest orchid to summon the energy to bloom. And it would have no chance if this verge had been cut

More than 52 million hectares of land across Australia is degraded. Degraded land lacks biodiversity and the natural balance of healthy ecosystems, making it unfit for wildlife or cultivation. This means we are losing the benefits that healthy ecosystems provide for nature and people.

Flying ants and termites look really similar, but there's ways to tell the difference and deter them from your home.

Badenoch, Cairngorms: In the soundless and secretive flow of the stream, we hear a splash that’s too hefty for a duck

Turtle’s long lives may be masking extent of loss of young and eggs, experts say, with estimates that one species has declined in population by 90% or more

The creature may remain there for weeks as it is difficult for scavengers to puncture its tough skin

The massive tiger shark washed up dead this week, but beachgoers were unsuccessful in keeping it on the beach.

Shark finning – the practice of removing the fins from a captured shark and discarding the rest, often still alive, back into the ocean – is banned in many countries due to its inhumane and unsustainable nature. However, these fins are highly valued for their use in shark fin soup,…

Create the perfect ‘little garden’ by planting something a bit different on your ledge

A loss of trees and natural hollows is leading to a decline in the mammals that inhabit the spaces in northern Australia, sparking extinction fears.

Renowned for a thriving and intricately studied population of around 900 red deer, the Isle of Rum, part of Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, is often considered an outdoor laboratory for scientific research. But the earthworms on Rum are equally remarkable. These invertebrates act as “ecosystem engineers”, actively shaping the landscape, often…