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Centuries of farming, building and industry have made the UK one of the most nature-depleted countries in Europe.

This is the first time the relative eye size of frogs has been compared across all vertebrates. 

Were dinosaurs adhering to social distancing rules, or were they living in tight-knit herds?

A gas has been found in the clouds of Venus that could have been created by microbes.

Centuries of farming, building and industry have made the UK one of the most nature-depleted countries in Europe.

What really happened to nature in 2020?

Animal populations have declined by 68% since 1970.

Will 2020 become the year we stop taking nature for granted?

Explore a selection of the latest Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition images.

Each year, these brutal festivals encourage the killing  of hundreds of thousands of rattlesnakes. 

Wildlife photographer and photojournalist Jasper Doest has been taking pictures of Japanese macaques for years after growing intrigued about their place in Japanese culture.

Explore some of the richest habitats the planet has to offer and discover the beauty and abundance of life on Earth with this gallery of images. 

This simple DIY insect hotel is perfect for ladybirds looking for somewhere to hibernate in winter.

Have you ever noticed the small mounds of sand on a beach at low tide? These are lugworm poos, and they hold a secret.

Making Sun prints is a fun activity that can turn leaves and flowers into simple but distinctive artworks.

Have you ever wondered what wildlife wanders through your garden when you're not watching?

Centuries of farming, building and industry have made the UK one of the most nature-depleted countries in Europe.

This simple DIY insect hotel is perfect for ladybirds looking for somewhere to hibernate in winter.

This is the first time the relative eye size of frogs has been compared across all vertebrates. 

Were dinosaurs adhering to social distancing rules, or were they living in tight-knit herds?

A free exhibition which explores the heroic age of Antarctic exploration is on display at the Museum at Tring.

What really happened to nature in 2020?

Growth is usually thought of as from small to large, but marine iguanas occasionally do the opposite.

A gas has been found in the clouds of Venus that could have been created by microbes.

As well as intriguing vent animals, the team got to see humpback whales breaching in the bay.

Animal populations have declined by 68% since 1970.

This is the first 3D preserved embryo of a sauropod.

Will 2020 become the year we stop taking nature for granted?

Bronze Age people were keeping human body parts and preserving them.

Explore a selection of the latest Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition images.

The best places to hang out with bats and how to take them under your wing.

The air isn't just for insects, bats ora birds - there are a few other animals that can take to the skies.

Have you ever noticed the small mounds of sand on a beach at low tide? These are lugworm poos, and they hold a secret.

They cover an enormous area of the UK and are home to many rare and declining wild plants, insects, amphibians and more.

Prehistoric societies in the Britain were creating artistic designs on rock as long ago as the late Ice Age.

Making Sun prints is a fun activity that can turn leaves and flowers into simple but distinctive artworks.

The skull shape of birds is just a tiny fraction of the diversity that would have been seen in their dinosaur ancestors.

Before Instagram pet accounts and dog-related memes were a thing, Wolverley Chummie was a bona fide four-legged superstar.

For the first time ever, evidence of cancer has been found in the bones of a dinosaur.

If you see a snake blink at you, it's not a snake.