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The world's largest waterlily has been discovered in the wetlands of northern Bolivia.

By scaring away the great whites, the killer whale hunters are altering the habits of other sharks, abalone and even penguins.  

Nepenthes pudica is changing what we know about carnivorous species, but may already be Critically Endangered.

The UK is on track to cut just 40% of the emissions required to reach net zero, the country's top climate body has warned.

The UK is on track to cut just 40% of the emissions required to reach net zero, the country's top climate body has warned.

As we encroach more on the natural world, new diseases are likely to become more common.

Discussions which will define the future of the world's biodiversity are set to take place in Canada later this year.

The beetle usually lives on the warm Mediterranean coast.

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.

Mesmerising blood-sucking mosquito Highly Commended in the Behaviour: Invertebrates category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 57.

Catch up on the latest episodes of our interactive behind-the-scenes live stream.

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. 

The world's largest waterlily has been discovered in the wetlands of northern Bolivia.

By scaring away the great whites, the killer whale hunters are altering the habits of other sharks, abalone and even penguins.  

Catch up on the latest episodes of our interactive behind-the-scenes live stream.

Nepenthes pudica is changing what we know about carnivorous species, but may already be Critically Endangered.

The UK is on track to cut just 40% of the emissions required to reach net zero, the country's top climate body has warned.

Thousands of seabirds are dropping dead from bird flu at some of the UK's most important seabird colonies.  

Fossil bones and antlers in the Museum's collection hold clues about the life and disappearance of Europe's biggest ever deer.

As we encroach more on the natural world, new diseases are likely to become more common.

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

Measuring over a centimetre long, Thiomargarita magnifica is over 5000 times bigger than the average microbe. 

Discussions which will define the future of the world's biodiversity are set to take place in Canada later this year.

A Critically Endangered species of albatross may be in more danger than previously thought. 

Think you know shells? The ones you see at the beach are just the tip of the iceberg. 

A group of newly-discovered polar bears may reveal how the Arctic mammals could survive climate change. 

The beetle usually lives on the warm Mediterranean coast.

Whale sharks can be huge. But even experts aren’t entirely sure just how big they can get.

Ryugu sample is one of the most pristine material from the solar system.

The largest meat-eating dinosaur ever found in Europe.

Miranda Lowe has now been recognised for her brilliant work by being awarded a CBE.

Believed to be at least 4,500 years old, Shark Bay's Posidonia australis covers an area bigger than Washington DC. 

The specimen is currently on display at the Museum in the Minerals gallery.

Great whites and megalodon may have been competing for the same prey in the last years of the megalodon's life.

Genyornis newtoni may have become extinct after humans stole and ate its eggs.

While more butterflies are being threatened, the report finds they can recover with our help.