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Drone footage reveals orcas making tools from kelp to groom each other

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

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025

‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report

Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ecosystems

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2025

Killer Whales Spotted Grooming Each Other With Seaweed

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.

International Business Times · Jun 24, 2025

Gardening in a climate crisis: how to be a green thumb when old rules no longer apply

Unpredictable conditions and changing plant behaviour underscore the need to alter our gardening and landscaping choices

The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2025

Top beekeeper warns of huge bee swarms during UK heatwave as London faces 'nectar tsunami' risk

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

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2025

Why the summer solstice is a ‘celestial starting gun’ for trees

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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2025

OPINION - London should copy Mumbai: how rewilding can make us love our city again

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…

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2025

Conservationists race to rescue England’s turtle doves from extinction

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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025

Country diary: What has the head of an ant, eyes of a housefly and legs of a spider?

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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025

Watch first glimpse of five beaver kits born in Cairngorms National Park

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

The National (Scotland) · Jun 19, 2025