London butterfly sightings double with wildflower verges
Butterfly sightings at London roadside wildflower verges increased by over 50% in a year, with 520,000m² planted since 2024, boosting biodiversity and supporting wildlife.
Category : Biodiversity
Deep Sea Secrets: Ping-Pong Sponges and Black Smokers
The deep ocean remains largely unexplored, revealing wondrous lifeforms like ping-pong sponges and black smokers, but underwater mining threatens this last wilderness.
Scientist wins $100k prize for decoding birdsong
Dr Julie Elie won the 2026 Coller-Dolittle prize for decoding 11 core calls of zebra finches, revealing how they communicate identity and actions.
31 new species found in two weeks off Brazil
A marine expedition off Brazil discovered 31 new species in two weeks, using cutting-edge tech. The find may be a record for speed, revealing diverse midwater life.
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San Antonio land bridge connects wildlife and people
A 150ft-wide land bridge over a six-lane highway in San Antonio, Texas, provides safe passage for deer, coyotes, bobcats, and pedestrians, part of a larger prairie restoration effort.
Bird flu threatens 150 Australian native species with extinction
A potential bird flu outbreak poses a very high risk of extinction to 150 of Australia's native bird species, including black swans and fairy terns, according to assessments.
Volunteers in Somerset Aid Wildlife Risk Study
Volunteers in Somerset are helping scientists study the risks facing local wildlife, with over 1,000 species recorded in a new citizen science initiative.
Rarest marine mammal preserved in 3D digital skeleton
Scientists have created a digital 3D reconstruction of a vaquita skeleton, the world's rarest marine mammal, to aid research and conservation as only 7-10 remain in the wild.
Israeli strike kills Lebanese turtle sanctuary ecologist
Mona Khalil, 76, who ran the Orange House Project turtle sanctuary in southern Lebanon, died from injuries in an Israeli airstrike that hit her home.
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Tasmanian devils steal shoes and laundry but I adore them
Kelley Swain on the thieving habits of Tasmanian devils near her home in Huon Valley, their conservation status, and the joys of living alongside these endangered creatures.
Volunteers Give Native Oysters a Spa Day for Solent Restoration
Over 260 volunteers helped clean 20,000 native oysters for the UK's largest subtidal reef restoration in the Solent, aiming to reverse a 96% population decline.
Biodiversity Heritage Library Faces Funding Crisis
The Biodiversity Heritage Library, with 64M+ pages of historic natural history texts, faces closure by 2027 due to funding cuts. A vital resource for scientists and the public.
Young adults help plant London Tree Ring
Young adults with learning disabilities are helping plant the London Tree Ring, a project creating wildlife corridors around the capital to boost biodiversity.
A Revelation Among Limestone Pavement Clints and Grikes
In Grass Wood, a limestone pavement reveals its true lushness, hidden from overgrazing, as a wood warbler leads to a discovery of woodland plants thriving in grikes.
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Pink Cockatoos at Risk After Back-to-Back Bushfires
Two fires in 12 years destroyed most mature native pines in Victoria's Wyperfeld park, key habitat for endangered pink cockatoos. Artificial hollows offer hope.
Philippine Quake Raised Seabed by 2 Metres, Killing Marine Life
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in the Philippines raised the seabed by up to 2 metres, exposing coral and killing marine life. At least 61 people died, 40 remain missing.
Painted Lady Summer: Record Migration Hits UK
Painted lady butterflies are appearing in unprecedented numbers in Weardale, with a multigenerational migration from Morocco. Experts reflect on past invasions and climate change implications.
Tropical Heron Spotted in UK for First Time Due to Climate Change
A western reef heron, typically found in Africa and India, has been sighted in north Wales for the first time in the UK, with experts linking its arrival to milder winters.
Global Fungi Network Stretches 110 Quadrillion Km
First global mapping of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi reveals networks spanning 110 quadrillion km, crucial for plant life and climate regulation, but threatened by agriculture.
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Venus Flytrap Snap Explained by Cell Softening
Scientists reveal that Venus flytraps snap shut by rapidly softening cells on the leaf's outer surface, solving a mystery that puzzled Charles Darwin.
Galápagos Expedition Shows Hammerhead Shark Migrations
A journalist joins a research team in the Galápagos to study critically endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks and the impacts of climate change on the marine ecosystem.
Saving the Magic Beans: Inside Australia's PlantBank
Discover the Australian PlantBank's vital mission to preserve endangered plant species from extinction through seed banking and research.
Commercial forests and biodiversity: readers respond to Kielder
Readers discuss the balance between commercial forestry and biodiversity, highlighting modern planting practices and the UK's timber imports.
Somerset Rewilding Farm Bird Species Surge to 94
Three years of rewilding at Heal Somerset has boosted bird species from 67 to 94, butterflies from 11 to 24, and small mammals, showcasing nature's rapid recovery.
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Killer Fungus Found in UK May Restore Habitats
A new 'killer fungus' discovered in the UK targets an invasive moss species, offering hope for restoring natural habitats and controlling the aggressive heath-star moss.
Swimming Snakes Threaten Ibiza's Endemic Lizards
Invasive horseshoe whip snakes, which arrived in Ibiza via imported olive trees, are decimating the endemic Ibiza wall lizard population, even swimming to nearby islets.
Second Wave of SA Toxic Algal Bloom Imminent, Scientist Warns
An oceanographer warns a second wave of South Australia's toxic algal bloom may be imminent as algae levels surge near Eyre Peninsula, threatening marine life and tourism.
Great Barrier Reef Island Resorts at Risk from Climate Change
Climate change threatens Great Barrier Reef island resorts, with rising sea levels and coral bleaching impacting tourism. Resorts adapt or face closure.
Sumatra Elephants: Habitat Loss Drives Critical Decline
Investigators probe recent deaths of mother and calf elephant in Sumatra, as conservationists warn that shrinking habitat is pushing the critically endangered species toward extinction.
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Hundreds of Dead Sharks Wash Up on Welsh Beaches
Hundreds of dead sharks and fish, possibly discarded by fishing boats, have washed up on beaches in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, Wales.
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