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In a forest in southern Chile, a giant tree has survived for thousands of years and is in the process of being recognised as the oldest in the world.

Lagoon of Islands was dammed in the 1960s, which destroyed its "islands" and created water quality problems. Carolyn has been involved in its rehabilitation for more than 10 years and says it's "satisfying" to see the wetland healthy again.

Imagine … eco-tourists enjoying views of undisturbed whales and dolphins, watching them doing what comes naturally.

Marine mammals typically sleep in 10-minute bursts during deep, 30-minute dives to avoid predators, scientists believe

A study has delivered more bad news for a globally important green turtle nesting site off Queensland, with climate change predicted to flood all nests by 2050.

James Tuttle has been left perplexed by the running battle he's having with the council over his £24 lights

Sea-level rises caused by global warming could flood sea turtle nesting beaches in Australia, several Caribbean islands, Costa Rica and the US.

The critically endangered bulloak jewel butterfly is only found in pockets of Queensland's Southern Downs. Conservationists who have been working to protect it are delighted by an increase in the population.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — She called it cute, the microscopic single-celled organism on her microscope slide. She said she liked its little hairs, and the way it swam beneath her lens. Looking through her microscope, Mya Breitbart found one of the ciliates — this type of single-celled creature — and…