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Pandas develop a supercharged gut for part of the year, allowing them to gain weight when they chow down on the most nutritious parts of bamboo.

The digitisation of these collections could be worth £2 billion pounds to the global economy.

The UK faces more deaths, higher costs and greater disruption if preparations to adapt to climate change aren't taken now, the government's climate advisors have warned. 

The historic loss of large mammals such as wolves and aurochs means that plants are much less able to spread their seeds to suitable climates.

The UK faces more deaths, higher costs and greater disruption if preparations to adapt to climate change aren't taken now, the government's climate advisors have warned. 

2021 is tied as the sixth hottest year on record

Scientists, activists and members of the public fought to ensure that 2021 won't be remembered as all bad for conservation.

Some of the world's most picturesque coral reefs are at risk of being wiped out in the next 50 years.

Scientists, conservationists and wildlife experts are working to secure the futures of some of the world's most threatened species.

WPY People's Choice 2022 images released.

Dive into wildlife photography and discover how to take show-stopping images with only your phone camera. 

Underwater photographer Laurent Ballesta has won the Grand Title in the fifty-seventh Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his photo, Creation.

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 mountain chicken is teetering on the brink of extinction, but we may now have a way to save them.

Pandas develop a supercharged gut for part of the year, allowing them to gain weight when they chow down on the most nutritious parts of bamboo.

The UK faces more deaths, higher costs and greater disruption if preparations to adapt to climate change aren't taken now, the government's climate advisors have warned. 

The digitisation of these collections could be worth £2 billion pounds to the global economy.

The historic loss of large mammals such as wolves and aurochs means that plants are much less able to spread their seeds to suitable climates.

2021 is tied as the sixth hottest year on record

A newly described species of tree has received international attention after being named in honour of actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

The largest and most complete ichthyosaur ever found in the UK has been unearthed in the nation's smallest county.

The first large raptor to ever be discovered in the UK has been described as a new species. 

The way a volcano is filled with boiling hot magma can help improve forecasts of how it will next erupt.

Animals can be detected from hundreds of metres away, just by the presence of their DNA in the air.

The 'biggest ever outbreak of bird flu in Great Britain' has been blamed for killing thousands of birds across the UK.

A century ago, the era of 'heroic' Antarctic endeavours came to an end as the Quest expedition made its way home.

Museum scientists have described 552 new species.

A series of tracks on a public beach point to the presence of large, long-necked dinosaurs in Wales over 200 million years ago. 

Scientists, activists and members of the public fought to ensure that 2021 won't be remembered as all bad for conservation.

The largest space telescope ever built has been launched as part of a mission to view the early years of the universe.

Over 30 species globally are named for Christmas Day, recognising their bright colours, place of origin or reproductive cycle.

An ancient battle fought thousands of years ago has provided an oasis of life on the wrecks it left behind.

The genetic landscape of England and Wales was shaken up thousands of years ago as new arrivals redefined its people.

One of the largest invertebrates to have ever lived once roamed the beaches of ancient England.

A newly discovered millipede has claimed the title of the 'leggiest' animal in the world.

One of the world's 'most wanted' fish has been tracked down, almost 50 years after it was last seen.  

The largest-ever flying animal acted like a giant heron, plucking prey from the water and launching itself into the air. 

Elusive yellow butterfly from isolated Colombian mountain rediscovered twice.