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New innovations can spread like social media memes through insect colonies as bumblebees learn to solve problems.

Tropical forests are often referred to as the “lungs of the world”, describing the way their trees exchange gases with the atmosphere. By “breathing in” carbon dioxide and “breathing out” oxygen during photosynthesis, tropical forests remove about 15% of man-made carbon emissions and help to slow climate change.

The tiny burrowing owl had ‘nothing to claim in customs’

WHEN’S the last time you saw an eco-activist throw tomato soup at a painting in the Tate Gallery to make a point about meadowsweet? Or lie down in front of traffic to draw public attention to the plight of the harebell?

Two endangered entities — marine life and multilateralism — got a big weekend boost when the United Nations announced a significant new treaty to better protect ocean biodiversity.

Non-native species are now more numerous in wild – with implications for native insects

Though gulls can be hard to tell apart, the great black-backed gull is rarely mistaken for anything else

Australian conservationists and researchers are celebrating an international agreement to protect the ocean and its animals.

Researchers said their work adds to growing evidence that bees are far smarter creatures than previously thought.

Scientists are starting to think outside the box when it comes to 'rewilding' — a practice of reintroducing native animals back into their habitat — but could bringing in predators like Tasmanian devils also help deal with foxes and feral cats on mainland Australia?

Letter: Macclesfield residents are campaigning to stop a supermarket and houses being built on one of the most biodiverse areas in Cheshire, says Diana Moss