Environment
Why scientists extracted blood from eight dogs in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
The samples, taken from two different dog populations within the radioactive area, were analysed by the geneticists. Here’s what they found…
Researchers just tracked a huge animal through the Peruvian Andes – what they found could be critical
They were particularly interested in what the two-metre-long creature was eating…
Can tiny poops really help solve the carbon problem? These scientists think so
Releasing diamond dust into the atmosphere could help starve off climate change - for a bit - but there's not enough money to do it
We could stave off climate change - but we would need millions of tons of diamond dust and a cool $175 trillion
Ghost nets: What you need to know about these deadly ocean polluters
What are ghost nets? Why do they cause so many problems and can anything done? We talk to the experts to find out
Manta and devil ray meat consumed in over 35 countries, shocking new report finds
A new global assessment of manta and devil ray trade identifies 14 high priority countries for conservation efforts.
When these two cyclones collided off the coast of Australia, something extraordinary happened to the ocean
It's extremely rare for tropical cyclones to meet, but when they do, the results can be profound, a new study has found.
This photographer just returned from a jungle expedition in Cambodia – what he captured was astonishing
Jeremy Holden's remarkable images – part of a Fauna and Flora biodiversity survey – highlight the ecological significance of the Cardamom Mountains in Southeast Asia.
A rare, formidable-looking creature is clinging to life in California's High Sierra
The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is one of the most endangered animals in the US – now a new study reveals the charismatic species is battling a new and dramatic danger.
Scientists embark on first-ever study of Antarctica’s underwater avalanches. Here's why it's important
Underwater monitoring systems will be deployed in Antarctic canyons for year-long observations, say researchers.
Biologists went into 19 abandoned quarries in Germany – and they found something vital
The seemingly barren sites were home to an astonishing 114 species of bee, including 35 listed as endangered.
How eight farmers, some salt licks and a load of cows could breathe new life into the uplands of Britain
Scientists and farmers have come together to trial a new nature-based solution for managing bracken and boosting biodiversity. Here's what they're doing...
More than 100 of these secretive birds were tagged and followed around the planet. Here's why
The satellite tags transmit real-time location data, which has led to some surprising – and important – discoveries.
Chimp video shows one of the most complex tool-use behaviours by wild animals ever documented
The footage suggests chimpanzees are able to perform complicated sequences of behaviour similar to those that made humans successful, say scientists in a new study.
Europe's native oyster ecosystems have collapsed. Here's what that means for the ocean
The oyster reefs once covered an area larger than Greater London, but now they're only found alone or in small clusters, say experts.
An ancient and exquisite thing has been discovered in a lake in New Zealand
The extremely rare fossils were found attached to the underside of a leaf – in the very position they would have lived and died – near Dunedin on the South Island.
There's a cunning animal on the misty riverbanks of Ohio that hunts like a Roman gladiator
The creature in question creates a deadly trap to insnare its prey, a new study has found.
A complex sound is drifting through the forests of Hawaii – for the first time in years
Five ‘alalā, or Hawaiian crows, have been released onto the island of Maui, part of a greater effort to return the native birds to their forest homes.
Robots just collected something significant from the breath of these rare orcas
What they found could have profound implications on the future of this small population of whales off the west coast of North America.
Why evolution experts are so consumed by this deep-sea fish
The animal lives in almost perpetual darkness, up for 4km beneath the surface of the sea.
Humans didn't want to go into this mysterious jungle in Asia, so they sent a drone in instead
The drone had a winch attached to it – and on the end of the winch was a probe, used to collet DNA. Here's what the researchers were up to...
Researchers dropped a sound recorder into the Baltic Sea and left it there for two months – what they heard amazed them
They recorded 10,000 sounds, all made by the same animal...
An immense creature is moving through the vast swamps of the Everglades National Park
A new study suggests that the animal could be an even more adept hunter than experts in Florida first thought...
Orcas are now hunting whale sharks – and they're doing it in an astonishing way
A series of new photographs and videos captured in the Gulf of California show exactly how the killer whales are hunting the world's largest fish.