Anthropocene

The first official red list for British mammals has been produced.

The first taxonomically verified checklist of the plants of New Guinea is complete.

Single-use plastics have seen a resurgence in 2020.

A new report found that 395 million new jobs could be created by 2030 if world leaders focus on protecting nature.

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

Invasive species are a much bigger threat to nature than many people realise.

It's the longest period since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.

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

Pangolin scales are no longer approved for use in traditional Chinese medicine.

Human waste was found 2,000 metres below the ocean surface.

Like small signposts, lichens can tell us a lot about the air we are breathing. 

Tracking the diversity of turtles could also give us clues as to how they might respond to increasing pressures in the future.

The Arctic is one of the most fragile and precious places on Earth.

Climate change is having a bigger impact on animals and plants in the ocean than those on land.

Discover how we're helping some of the most threatened animals on Earth.

The dramatic onset of the novel coronavirus has shone a spotlight on one of the world's most distressing systems: the global trade in wild animals. 

Humans are the only species responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, according to leading scientists.

Sequencing the wheat genome could help to protect food supplies in the future.

Biodiversity is the name we give to the variety of all life on Earth.

It is possible to bring animals and plants back from the brink.

Andean bear populations are dwindling - but there is hope for the species.

With global temperatures rising, wildlife photographers are striving to capture the unique lifestyle of a species at risk. 

What does this term mean and how could it affect you?

Putting up a nesting box could be a big help to your local birds. Our simple design is ideal for small songbirds and sparrows.

Samples collected on the HMS Challenger are teaching us about climate change. 

Our cities are damaging our health. Here's how plants can help us.

Microplastics: the what, where and how.

Discover how we're fighting to keep nature healthy.

Earth's natural systems are struggling to support us.

Making these reusable food wraps will help you reduce your single-use plastic waste.

Here's what you can do to help protect nature.

You can't protect what you don't know. 

Our planet is in trouble, but there is still hope. These photos will remind you of what we're fighting for.

We are gambling with the only world we have, say researchers.

As the crabs die, they release a signal attracting other crabs causing a gruesome chain reaction.  

Composer Hans Zimmer is speaking up for nature.

We are living in the age of humans.

Here are three ways to reduce plastic waste during the festive season.

There is a warning of 'untold suffering' unless we act now.

The nation's plants and animals are dwindling.

The two-year project will help conserve rare plants and invertebrates.

Ongoing research into plastic pollution is essential.

Dugongs help fight climate change by protecting seagrass meadows.

Black bears in Yosemite National Park are coexisting with humans after years of conflict.

Wildfires are ripping through the Amazon rainforest at an unprecedented rate. 

Discover the dangers of flushing your wet wipes.

What this means for their future is still not known. 

Turning the tide of biodiversity loss is a big job.

Past global warming events took place 183 million years ago. 

To meet UK electric car targets for 2050, we would need just under twice the current annual world cobalt production. 

The last male rhino in Malaysia has died - here's how it happened.

Northern elephant seals once teetered on the brink of extinction. Now they are bouncing back.

Humanity is eroding its own life-support system.

It is illegal to harm beavers or destroy their lodges and dams.

It has the highest density of plastic in the world.

It has been 230 years since they were declared extinct in England.

This image helped bring about a ban on dancing monkeys in Indonesia. 

Despite breeding on remote islands, petrels are being poisoned by lead. 

Crashing numbers will have serious implications on our future.

The biggest threat to marine life in Britain isn't plastic bottles - it's fishing gear.

Supermarket chain Morrisons has announced an eight-week trial of 20p paper bags.

George's death is a reminder that snail populations are crashing all over the world.

The small but mighty insects buffer the forests against drought.

Unusually for a modern mammal, we know little of it from a true natural history perspective.

Help local wildlife, see more stars and get better rest - just a few compelling reasons to join the dark side.

Some species have fewer than 30 individuals left alive.

This caged sun bear lives in filthy conditions in an Indonesian zoo.

Birds that live on Lord Howe Island are facing death by ocean plastic. 

A surprising amount of air pollution is emitted from our homes. Watch and find out what you can do to help.

Bees' pollinating prowess often overshadows many of the insects working just as hard as them. 

There are precious few elephants left in Borneo - forests where they live are being slashed to make way for palm oil plantations.

Plastic is everywhere - even the deepest parts of the ocean are now awash with it.

What can antique corals reveal about the impact of climate change on the ocean?

The demise of the great auk is a lesson in what can happen when human greed runs rampant.

Professor Richard Twitchett explains what a more acidic ocean could mean for the future of marine life.

Explore the conservation issues behind this year's winning image.

Sewage surfer is a stark reminder of the wide-reaching impact humans have on the planet, and particularly its small inhabitants.

A new species of bryozoan – large, orange and coral-like – has appeared in the historic Eastern harbour of Alexandria, Egypt.

Climate change could bring an end to algae and seaweed.

Deforestation has slashed species diversity in ecosystems on land. But how can we stop further losses?