Photographer’s Unique Image of a Flying Fox Carrying its Pup Mid-Flight
High above the rainforest canopy of Christmas Island, a fleeting silhouette crossed a narrow gap in the trees.…
Monarch butterflies face a 3,000km migration. Can they survive with dwindling nectar supplies?
Published on 29/01/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Every autumn, millions of monarch butterflies embark on a treacherous journey –…
A North Atlantic Right Whale Baby Boom Is On—but the Species Remains at Risk
After nearly two decades, the baby whale came back—as a mother, with a baby of its own. Julie…
The Curse of Dead Corals
Kai Kopecky’s doctoral advisors were not particularly keen on his plan. In 2019, Kopecky, then a graduate student…
Little black kitten hitches a ride with Te Araroa tramper
A Welsh tramper made an unexpected find on the South Island stretch of the Te Araroa trail, when…
Saving Lee Miller: Exhibition Tries to Secure Iconic Photographer’s Legacy
Lee Miller, Model Elizabeth Cowell wearing Digby Morton suit, London 1941. Lee Miller Archives. © Lee Miller Archives,…
Scientists fear 30pc of critically endangered western ground parrot’s habitat lost in bushfire
A significant area of habitat for the critically endangered western ground parrot has been lost on WA’s south…
World’s Oldest Bearded Vulture Rescued in Alps » Explorersweb
The population of bearded vultures is so small that even a single bird is vital. One such individual…
Mount Lofty Ranges koala population boom risks starvation, study finds
The koala population in Adelaide’s Mount Lofty Ranges has reached an unsustainable level, according to a new study.…
Rare Twins Born to Mountain Gorilla Family in Virunga National Park
– credit, Virunga National Park The Bageni family has a pair of blue balloons outside their mailbox, after…
Wild mountain gorilla gives birth to twins in Virunga National Park
A wild mountain gorilla named Mafuko has given birth to twins in a Democratic Republic of Congo national…
In Ecuador’s Battle of Toad vs. Road, Toad Wins
An Ecuadorian court has blocked construction of a highway after ruling it poses an imminent and irreversible threat…