Rare footage of humpback whale birth captured on drone video: “A remarkable moment”
For the first time, the birth of a humpback whale was captured via drone earlier this week. Filmed…
El Nino brings white shark — and sea snake — surge to California
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Big cat sightings UK: Black panther spotted prowling near M5
The sighting, reported by a driver near the M5/M4 junction in south Gloucestershire just over a year ago,…
Erik the polar bear returns to Hull Maritime Museum
A popular stuffed polar bear is to go on show at Hull Maritime Museum when it reopens after…
Science news this week: Secret lives of whale sharks revealed, Earth’s coldest temperature registered, and Amazonian geoglyphs show clues to lost civilization
Happy Shark Week, science fans! To mark the occasion, we had a flurry of fishy features this week,…
Fat squirrels, rowdy bears and burned-out rangers: How Trump policies are scrambling America’s national parks
As a backcountry ranger at a national park, Sam built a career doing work that many visitors never…
Its staring yellow eyes and enormous, downturned frog-like mouth give it an expression of permanent disapproval…
At first glance, the tawny frogmouth looks more like a grumpy piece of bark than a bird. Its…
Endangered white-clawed crayfish offered recovery lifeline
Conservations bodies across the north of England are collaborating to prevent the UK’s only native freshwater crayfish disappearing…
Dolphin survey to monitor species in Channel Island waters
A survey of dolphins, porpoises and whales is to take place in Channel Island waters. The work undertaken…
First African lions in over a decade born at Blackpool Zoo
Three African Lion cubs have been born at Blackpool Zoo – the first to be born there in…
Excitement over butterfly spotted at Middlesbrough nature site
A butterfly survey at a town’s nature site threw up an unexpected and exciting find, organisers have said.…
Rescued elephant Mon goes for one of her first free swims in Laos, and she’s loving it
Footage from Laos is capturing a hopeful new chapter for rescued elephant Mon, showing her enjoying time in…