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The extinction risk to plants could be worse than previously thought, according to a landmark report.

Enthusiasm for beekeeping in the UK's major cities is threatening other local wildlife, according to a new report.

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. 

The extinction risk to plants could be worse than previously thought, according to a landmark report.

Enthusiasm for beekeeping in the UK's major cities is threatening other local wildlife, according to a new report.

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?

Competition Manager Gemma Ward talks us through the new categories for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 57 and what she hopes they will bring to the competition. 

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.

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?

The extinction risk to plants could be worse than previously thought, according to a landmark report.

Enthusiasm for beekeeping in the UK's major cities is threatening other local wildlife, according to a new report.

It's not just foxes, rats and pigeons in the concrete jungle.

Competition Manager Gemma Ward talks us through the new categories for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 57 and what she hopes they will bring to the competition. 

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.