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Researchers solve puzzle of how animal generates enough air flow 1,000 metres under water, where pressure is 100 times that at surface

Letter: Peggy Seeger on a campaign to save four acres of biodiverse meadows in Oxford

Conservationists condemn latest cull as ‘trophy hunting’, while hunters admit it is ‘about the excitement’

Twenty-two days after Hurricane Ian made landfall, the first signs of a red tide bloom emerged on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Kuku Yalanji people have lived with crocodiles for tens of thousands of years. They say visitors are putting themselves and wildlife at risk by ignoring signs.

The sixth annual One Planet Summit begins on Wednesday, with the fate of forests at the top of the agenda. Politicians, scientists and NGOs will meet in Libreville, Gabon, to discuss the future of rainforests in the Congo basin, Southeast Asia and the Amazon basin – and whether countries in…

"Our insect friends are being crowded out. Somehow, we must find ways to make more room for them."

Huge blooms of phytoplankton — microscopic algae floating on the ocean's surface — have become larger and more frequent along the world's coastlines, according to new research, bringing benefits to fisheries but also potentially causing harm. Between 2003 and 2020, coastal phytoplankton blooms increased by about 13% in extent, covering…

Peregrine falcons had to look for alternatives after pigeons left London as food became harder to find because of people staying in their homes