Narwhal tusks reveal a hidden twist behind the unicorn legend
Scientists scanned narwhal tusks with X-rays and found two spirals twisting in opposite directions – a design no…
Narwhals are helping scientists map warm water hidden in Greenland’s fjords
You might be familiar with the narwhal – otherwise known as the “unicorn of the sea”. The whale…
Invasive Species India: In the 1840s, this African snail reached India decades ago and now appears in gardens and farms across the country
Giant African Snail (Photo via Canva) The Giant African Snail came to India nearly 180 years ago, and…
A severe drought forced Australian scientists to rescue platypuses and keep them in captivity for five months; after being returned to the wild, they rebuilt their home ranges and resumed normal movements within days
Representative Image (AI-generated) For five months, a group of platypuses lived far from the waterways they once called…
Stories of giant Haast’s Eagle shared
Dunedin author, documentarian and design lecturer Quinn Berentson has had a life-long fascination with the New Zealand bush and the…
Japan killed 14,000 bears after a rise in deadly attacks on people – but will it work? | Conservation
Every summer, millions of people escape the heat and humidity of Tokyo by heading to the tranquil resort…
Videos capture humpback whales stopping to snack as they migrate along Australia’s coast
The southern humpback whale migration is in full swing. Tens of thousands of whales are now making their…
Whale beaches itself off Port Kennedy as storm brews
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In 1952, one of England’s rarest moths was last recorded at a Northumberland estate; more than 70 years later, conservationists returned after the landscape was restored and found a hidden population within 10 minutes
Conservationists restoring habitat at a historic estate in Northumberland have rediscovered a hidden population of one of England’s…
Wildlife Photographer of the Year shortlisted images
Amazing photographs including a polar bear peering down a hole in an ice sheet are among the 100…
Australia confirms H5N1 bird flu case in local mammal
Australia confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu in a mammal on Sunday, after it found the…
Farmers believe rising pest numbers of deer and possums outpacing control efforts – survey
However, two-thirds of those surveyed reported that pest numbers had increased over the past five years, up from…