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Drop in line with rate of overall insect loss as scientists point to habitat loss, pesticide use and the climate crisis

If the joy of seeing butterflies seems increasingly rare these days, it isn’t your imagination.

A new study finds the number of butterflies has dropped 22% since 2000, a new study finds

Bridport, Dorset: These controversial town-dwellers have little fear of humans, and a nest on your house can be an ordeal

Frogs and other amphibians rely on the surrounding environment to regulate their body temperature. On hot days they might seek shade, water or cool spaces underground. But what if everywhere is too hot?

A mysterious affliction that causes prehistoric, endangered smalltooth sawfish to spin erratically in Florida waters and often die appears to have resurfaced, with more than 50 deaths last year

Conservationists say the rodents will fix ecosystems and bring wildlife back to wetlands

Four beavers were legally released at Purbeck Heath in Dorset in what experts say is a huge step for national nature recovery

Studies of ancient DNA have tended to focus on frozen land in the northern hemisphere, where woolly mammoths and bison roamed. Meanwhile, Antarctica has received relatively little attention. We set out to change that.

Inkpen, West Berkshire: After the tragedy of finding and reporting a dead adolescent otter, good news arrives of a live one nearby

Jackie and Shadow, eagles in Big Bear valley recorded on a live webcam, regain hope three years after their last chick