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On a northern Japanese beach, a bright blue jelly-like creature that didn't seem to belong there appeared. Locals weren't sure what they were seeing because the water was colder than where these critters are often found. It initially looked like the Portuguese man-of-war, a species more commonly found in warmer…

The music superstar bought a 19th-century farm estate two years ago for £1.1 million, with plans to convert its dilapidated piggery and barn into a private studio inspired by the legendary Abbey Road

Death toll sparks calls for companies to be fined under animal welfare legislation over mass fish deaths

Spider monkeys share their knowledge of the best sources of food, research has found

An extraordinary mosaic of wildlife has made Britain’s urban jungle its home

Koala populations in some areas could grow ‘beyond what the ecosystem can sustain’, scientists say

The pattern appears to be driven by tiger shark biology, not by more people being in the water, marine biologists say

Fin, humpback, and minke whales in the Gulf of St Lawrence are eating more fish and less krill than they did in the past

On the slopes of the Pichincha volcano, 45 kilometers (27 miles) northwest of Quito, conservationists are now racing to restore this cloud-shrouded forest

This year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, which begins on Friday, could reveal ‘some surprise migratory visitors’

They perch gently on concrete ledges. They nestle into peeling stucco. Occasionally, they soar across a stone house's rooftop.