Plant inventories dating back to 1884 and nearly thrown away enable unique time-lapse study of biodiversity in Swiss meadows

Pine Marten has returned to Exmoor NP after an absence of more than a century. Nine females and 10 males were released during September 2025 at secret locations owned by the National Trust and Forestry England. The releases mark the return of an animal which was once common locally but lost due to hunting and the decline of its favoured woodland habitat. The Pine Martens were sourced from healthy wild populations in north-west Scotland.

Scientists say the newly discovered species of marine reptile probably met a grisly end.

DNA and historical sleuthing have traced the extinct bird’s remains to a museum in Ohio

An Asian caracal wildcat, a gift to the East India Company from the Nawab of Bengal, its puppet ruler, arrived at the Tower of London in 1759. Named the Siyagoest, the caracal was accompanied by…

Species’ population has almost halved in a generation and urgent action is needed to protect it, analysis finds

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Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in Saudi Arabia.