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Bumblebees are getting more stressed as the climate warms.

Scientists and conservationists are continuing to investigate this phenomenon, with the exact reasons remaining unclear.

Debate over the use of artificial and natural lawns has been rekindled in recent weeks as temperatures surge across the UK.

An insect last seen in 1869 has sung again, which could help give researchers clues about where the insect might still be living.

Bumblebees are getting more stressed as the climate warms.

Debate over the use of artificial and natural lawns has been rekindled in recent weeks as temperatures surge across the UK.

The protective equipment that kept us safe during from COVID-19 could pose a lethal threat to nature. 

The herring narrowly escaped extinction in the twentieth century. But while some populations have recovered to healthy levels, others are still threatened by illegal fishing.

The herring narrowly escaped extinction in the twentieth century. But while some populations have recovered to healthy levels, others are still threatened by illegal fishing.

Go beyond the camera and discover five wildlife photographers who are using their work to celebrate the natural world and those protecting it. 

Edson Vandeira's image of the burnt corpse of a yacare caiman exposes the devastating impact of the Brazilian Pantanal wetland fires. 

Aerial photo of poisoned Romanian village Highly Commended in the fifty-seventh Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

Episode three streaming 2 September 2022, 15.30 BST.

A log pile can give home and shelter to some of the smaller inhabitants of your garden.

A garden pond is one of the best ways you can help Britain's wildlife. You can create one in even the tiniest of gardens.

Birds need access to water year-round. Help them out by building a simple garden bird bath. 

Bumblebees are getting more stressed as the climate warms.

Scientists and conservationists are continuing to investigate this phenomenon, with the exact reasons remaining unclear.

Debate over the use of artificial and natural lawns has been rekindled in recent weeks as temperatures surge across the UK.

An insect last seen in 1869 has sung again, which could help give researchers clues about where the insect might still be living.

The tropical arachnids have been named after the musician to draw attention to the threats they face. 

A beluga whale has been spotted heading towards Paris, thousands of miles from its natural habitat.

As parts of the UK experience one of the worst droughts in a century, a little patch in the southeast of England is babbling with life.

Episode three streaming 2 September 2022, 15.30 BST.

The protective equipment that kept us safe during from COVID-19 could pose a lethal threat to nature. 

The ability of dolphins and toothed whales to echolocate is shaped before they're even born.

While the evolutionary history of the bears remains uncertain, it contributes evidence to suggestions that panda bears could have evolved in Europe. 

Pond dipping is a wonderful way to look at the creatures that live in and around pond water. 

The 560-million-year-old specimen of Auroralumina attenboroughii reveals that the origins of complex life may date back further than was previously known. 

The herring narrowly escaped extinction in the twentieth century. But while some populations have recovered to healthy levels, others are still threatened by illegal fishing.

A disease that causes starfish to disintegrate has been reported in the UK and Europe, raising fears for marine ecosystems.

Over 30 potential new species, from starfish to sea cucumbers, have been discovered living at the bottom of the sea.

Records for the highest UK temperature have been set three times already in the twenty-first century and could continue to do so as global warming takes its toll.

The days of the most distinctive bird species could be numbered as the most unusual forms bear the brunt of global extinctions.  

As mammaliamorphs switched from being cold to warm blooded, new behaviours, habitats and ways of living became available to them.

Digitising Museum collection leads to rediscovering a moth collected by Richard Owen

The evolution of penguins has been laid out in unparalleled detail, revealing how they came into being.

Frogs with less diverse microbiomes are more severely affected by chytridiomycosis than those with a greater range of microbes, suggesting possible new treatments. 

The effect of rising global temperatures on human health may require changes in our behaviour, mindset and the spaces we live in.  

Loud sound bursts throwing cetaceans out of balance and risk their health, amid growing concern over the impacts of anthropogenic noise pollution.