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For hundreds of years, botanists have collected plants to describe species and keep in herbaria across the world. But while physical plant specimens are irreplaceable, photographs of plants are also an invaluable resource for botanical research, conservation and education.

Honeybees' clever dance routines demonstrate that they learn from others just like humans do.

Sunday night's episode of Sir David Attenborough's Wild Isles on BBC One left viewers on the edge of their seats during a scene involving an orca and a seal filmed in Shetland.

Before now, surveys on Northumberland Wildlife Trust's West Chevington site had been carried out with a combination of aerial satellite images and people on the ground

"Never has there been a more important time to invest in our own wildlife"

GK Chesterton once wrote a story about a man who broke into his own house like a burglar in order to recover a sense of its exotic desirability — the residence in question was somewhere like Tooting. Sir David Attenborough pulls off the same trick in his latest series, Wild…

Broadcaster speaks as Save Our Wild Isles campaign launches to halt destruction of nature in UK

Citizen scientists are being called upon to help unlock the mysteries of the thorny devil and better understand the desert dweller's evolution.

David Attenborough’s new documentary series celebrates Britain’s native fauna and flora. Here’s how to spot them for yourself