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The 49-foot humpback whale, named Fran by researchers, came to shore in Half Moon Bay

The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is an aquatic salamander renowned for its ability to regenerate its spinal cord, heart and limbs. These amphibians also readily make new neurons throughout their lives. In 1964, researchers observed that adult axolotls could regenerate parts of their brains, even if a large section was completely…

Environment groups call on federal minister to reject NSW government’s ‘deeply flawed’ Cumberland Plain conservation plan

DEFRA has offered guidance to land managers, the public and conservation groups to curb the impact of the disease in wild birds

Steve Stringer was taking a family on a boat sightseeing tour last month when he spotted the creature - believed to be a basking shark - cruising the entrance of a harbour in Scotland

Hollywood legend Leonardo DiCaprio has hailed the rewilding of bison in the U.K. despite eating the animals’ raw liver while filming his Oscar-winning movie, The Revenant.

The unidentified minors were rescued after they became disorientated and lost their way at night in the Donana National Park.

Austin Bellamy, 20, was placed in a medically-induced coma and had bees suctioned out him after he accidentally tore into an bees nest as he helped his grandparents out

A new 'ecology zone' will be part of the Wingates employment park project which developers claim could bring 1,500 jobs to the Westhoughton area

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Experts, concerned about the algae bloom that is turning the water to brown muck, say the die-off is ‘like losing giant redwoods’