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China’s great green wall: How 66 billion trees turned a ‘dead’ desert into a carbon sink

Across northwestern China, a desert long described as empty is showing measurable ecological change. New research examining the Taklamakan Desert finds rising vegetation cover and seasonal carbon uptake linked to decades of state-backed planting efforts. The findings suggest parts of this hyperarid region are beginning to function as a modest…

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Are blue whales blue, and what is the most common animal? The kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

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‘Who’d guess they’re the same species?’ What Italy’s wall lizards reveal about genetic diversity and why it matters

Understanding biodiversity within species is key to our understanding of why nature works the way it does, say researchers

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Country diary: A wet walk is worth it for the spoonbills

Isley Marsh, Devon: The birdlife is mostly staying still in the downpour, not least these large, striking waders that we’re lucky to have here

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Bird flu kills dozens of elephant seal pups at California state park

About 30 seals had died as of Thursday, nearly all of them weaned pups, amid the rise of avian influenza

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Shrinking North American bird population is getting worse faster. Experts blame agriculture, warming

A new study finds North American bird populations keep dropping, and that decline is speeding up for many species

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Caribou found eating own body part to survive after epic Arctic migration: ‘My jaw dropped’

Researchers say female reindeer rely on antlers as ‘mineral reservoir’ after 1,500-mile round-trip migration

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More beavers released in Highland glen in ‘wildlife success story’

Beavers were previously released at the site in October last year.

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Tropical plants flowering months earlier or later because of climate crisis – study

Changes threaten ecosystems as flowering falls out of sync with fruit-eating, seed-dispersing animals and pollinators

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Fantastic bees and where to find them: Study reveals ‘treasure map’ of thousands of undiscovered species

Scientists say it could take 30 to 45 years to discover all bee species

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Parasitic ant species where every individual is a queen discovered in Japan

Study confirms decades-long assumption about rare ant species

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World’s only flightless parrot could be saved from extinction after unusual mating boom

New Zealand conservationists have been fighting for years to save the kakapo parrot from disappearing

The Independent UK

How an annual ‘wedding flight’ of 1,000 virgin queens is ensuring the revival of Europe’s dark bee

The Belgian ceremony attracts beekeepers from the Netherlands, France and Germany keen to boost dark bee numbers and stop the spread of the hybrid honeybee

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Marine life recorded 3,800 metres deep on Titanic in the North Atlantic

More than a century after it sank, the RMS Titanic continues to change in ways that are not only structural but also biological. A new survey of the wreck and a nearby deep-sea ridge has documented the animals now living across its steel surfaces at a depth of about 3,800…

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Rising temperatures in Europe open door to spread of chikungunya virus

Chikungunya, a painful mosquito-borne disease once mostly confined to tropical regions, could now be transmitted across large parts of Europe as rising temperatures caused by climate change allow the virus to survive in more places for longer periods, researchers warn.

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Galápagos park releases 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the ecosystem

Giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago as conservationists release 158 juvenile hybrids to restore the ecosystem

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Floreana giant tortoise reintroduced to Galápagos island after almost 200 years

Subspecies driven to extinction by hungry whalers returns after ‘back breeding’ programme using partial descendants

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Could one of Europe's most important wetlands really vanish? Satellites show it may happen in our lifetime

New satellite imagery reveals that Doñana National Park, one of Europe's most valuable wetlands, is shrinking so rapidly that it could disappear within a human lifetime.

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Dead, 11-ton humpback whale washes up on California beach as officials warn locals to stay away: ‘It’s massive’

Officials say the whale’s carcass could shift unexpectedly in the surf

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Country diary: Kneeling by the river, hoping the water is clean

Forth River, Ligoniel, north Belfast: A riverfly monitoring survey involves rapt focus on these tiny creatures, whose presence is an indicator of water health

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Unprovoked shark attacks up sharply in 2025, with 12 human deaths worldwide

Report records 65 unprovoked attacks – but annual drowning deaths in US alone exceed 4,000

The Guardian - UK

Second wild beaver spotted living at Norfolk nature reserve

Exclusive: Pensthorpe was believed to be home to just one individual but pair have been filmed grooming each other

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No trees, no food, shot for fun … yet Serbia’s imperial eagles are making an improbable return

Less than a decade ago, the Balkan country had just one breeding pair of the eastern imperial species of raptor left. Now things are changing, thanks to the dogged work of conservationists

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Excruciating tropical disease can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds

‘Shocking’ data shows the climate crisis and invasive mosquitos mean chikungunya could spread in 29 countries

The Independent UK

Surprise ‘tank’-like shark filmed in unexpected waters for first time

A marine researcher has video evidence of a shark in the Antarctic Ocean

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