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New genetic research has reignited the controversy over which type of creature was the first to branch off the evolutionary tree from the common ancestor of all animals

London Wildlife Trust asks volunteers to seek out endangered beetles’ strongholds

New research suggests shark tourism may be not be good for the creatures’ wellbeing.

Beekeepers speak of the disastrous impact of pest that has wiped out nearly 300,000 hives so far

Tatyana Koltunyuk felt something ‘bump into her, hard’, before seeing the shark’s ‘green and dirty’ teeth during 7 August attack at Rockaway Beach

South Africa is renowned for having one of the world’s biggest populations of great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias). Substantial declines have been observed, however, in places where the sharks normally gather on the coast of the Western Cape province. Sharks congregate at these locations to feed, interact socially, or rest.

These parasitic sharks glow in the dark and are known to have a go at anything they come across, despite their small size

Using explosives is illegal, wasteful and devastating to marine life and people’s livelihoods. Yet in Sri Lanka and around the world it’s thriving as a quick and easy route to a lucrative haul

Tanya Plibersek announces crayfish, frogs, insects and plants among wildlife now under threat amid renewed calls for reform