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Killer whales have been caught on video breaking off pieces of seaweed to rub and groom each other, scientists announced Monday, in what they said is the first evidence of marine mammals making their own tools.

Scientists observed the surprising social behaviour, dubbed allokelping, in drone footage of killer whales

The recent hot spell has already triggered an explosion in swarming activity

Research shows longest day is a cue for beeches to launch their growth strategies

London is embarking on a rewilding journey. The lower reaches of the Thames are, for the first time in centuries, a place to spot seals in abundance, clouds of seabirds, teeming fish, dolphins and even whales. Beavers, carefully reintroduced at Enfield and at Ealing (where they were released by the…

Hundreds are being released across the country to reverse 98% decline in mating pairs since the 1970s

Langstone, Hampshire: These living fossils are rarely seen, but this one has fallen on my arm – and has likely been feasting on the booming aphids

FIVE Beaver kits have been born in the wild within Cairngorms National Park, as experts hope for “even more” new arrivals this summer ...

An Australian moth uses the stars in the night sky to guide its migration, according to a study shedding light on one of nature's great mysteries.