Looking for bats after dark can help science – and change how we see them
Many volunteers delighted in something simpler: the opportunity to safely observe animals at night. So much…
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Will a new strategy help protect Northern Ireland’s nature?
Getty Images Louise Cullen Agriculture and environment correspondent, BBC News NI 27 October 2026 A new…
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There’s a hidden bias affecting what we know – and don’t know – about nature
Our knowledge about life on Earth is built through research on how organisms function, evolve and…
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Spawning coral release quintillions of eggs each year: new research
Most kinds of coral spawn once a year. In an enormous multi-day event synchronised to specific…
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I’m a wildlife cameraman but ‘special’ rare sightings can still take me by surprise
Dan Abbot Amelia Shone-Adams BBC Wales 9 hours ago A wildlife cinematographer and shark guide has…
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Curious Kids: does music affect how plants grow?
How does the type of music affect plants growth? – Thomas, 14, Auckland, New Zealand When…
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Elephants use medicinal plants to treat themselves, researchers find
Mount Elgon Foundation Victoria Gill Science correspondent 8 hours ago African elephants use dozens of different…
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Two native turtles are vying to survive in a coastal Australian river. One doesn’t belong there
The Macquarie River turtle (Emydura macquarii), also known as the Murray River turtle, is native to…
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AI creations could become ‘new silicon species’ says head of Microsoft AI | BBC News
Tech treating AI like humans is “mistaken and misguided”, according to a leader in Artificial Intelligence….
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Dramatic insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley
Reuters Lily Jamali North America Technology correspondent in San Francisco 1 hour ago Each September, a…
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New fossils show Tasmanian devils lived with people in outback Western Australia 45,000 years ago
No comparable images are currently known from around Juukan itself. However, marine shell beads from the…
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NOAA is putting commercial fishing ahead of conservation
“We congratulate NOAA Fisheries and the Trump Administration for these new efforts and stand as a…
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How brainless sea sponges use sunset as a cue to prepare for metamorphosis
Well before I start collecting coats, keys or shoes, my dog always knows when we’re about…
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The race to stop England running out of water
Esme Stallard, Climate and Science senior journalist and Miho Tanaka, Climate and Science senior journalist One evening in early August,…
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UK’s rarest bird of prey rears new chicks in secret location
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not…
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Antarctic bacteria share ‘life-support’ genes to survive extreme conditions
Antarctica is one of the driest, coldest places on Earth. Very little life survives its extremes….
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First bird flu death in an Australian mainland mammal is a grim milestone. We know how bad this can get
There are currently no commercially available H5 vaccines suitable for mammals available in Australia. We do…
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The first wave of bird flu is the worst: what Australia can learn from overseas
Before this strain arrived, experts evaluated the risk for all Australian bird and mammal species, developed…
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We went looking for a new species in NYC — and here’s what we’ve found so far!
Earlier this summer, Vox set up two big bug traps in New York City as part…
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Crocodiles can’t fly. Birds can. Scientists have finally figured out why
The closest living relatives of crocodiles and alligators are, perhaps surprisingly, birds. They are both archosauriforms,…
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From warming seas to invasive species: What’s happening? | DW News
Unprecedented high temperatures are being measured in oceans across the planet. Scientists warn that warmer seas…
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Mount Toba eruption doesn’t seem like it could nearly kill our species
And this was half-bad, half-good news for early humans living in Africa. Mild disaster “Sulfate aerosols…
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I feel deep sadness about bird flu and environmental loss. Is this normal?
As we work with people experiencing ecological loss, we are slowly learning to notice and respond…
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Butterflies are on the move as the planet warms: new research
The public narrative is often simplistic: as the world warms, species are shifting towards cooler temperatures…
