15 May 2018
The ocean tides are the strongest they have been for millions of years, and they will get stronger for several million years to come – because of the position of the continents
8 May 2018
Invasive rats have cut a swathe through the birds living on the island of South Georgia, but a decade-long project has now eradicated every last rat
27 April 2018
Northern quolls are an endangered species thanks to an epidemic of poisonous cane toads in Australia, but now some of them have been trained to steer clear
23 March 2018
An assessment of Earth’s biodiversity predicts catastrophic losses within decades, with severe knock-on effects for human civilisation like shortages of food
7 February 2018
There seems to have been a surge in ultraviolet radiation during the Permian extinction 252 million years ago, and it might have left plants infertile rather than kill them
25 January 2018
The deaths of five Ugandan chimpanzees have been traced to a human cold virus, and DNA tests suggest all African chimps are vulnerable
20 December 2017
Tardigrades can famously survive almost anything, including being sent into space, but the Antarctic species could face problems as a result of climate change
8 December 2017
Elephants, giraffes, giant elands and chimpanzees are being decimated by poachers linked to violent militias in a lawless region of central Africa
6 December 2017
Even though other countries are clamping down on illegal ivory, the unconstrained trade in Japan may offer loopholes for criminals to keep selling ivory – fuelling elephant poaching
5 December 2017
There are now only two viable populations of Sumatran tigers left in the wild, so if the cats are to be saved those areas have to be protected
