An uninhabited island off Weston-super-Mare is a haven for wildlife including seals, deer and diverse birdlife, with Victorian ruins and WWII history.

Despite how unbelievable these stories may sound, these people swear they witnessed these things.

Nearly identical blue and brown hairstreaks were split into nine new species using DNA and microscopic wing traits.

“The ancient DNA came to our rescue to secure the specimens’ true identity,” wrote Wooller and his colleagues. It also opened ...

The largest raptor, or bird of prey, most commonly found in Minnesota is the bald eagle, according to experts at the University of Minnesota’s Raptor Center. (The last statewide bald eagle nest survey ...

Different species often form due to geographic barriers such as mountain ranges or rivers, which separate populations of the same species until they have become so different that they can no longer ...

Scientists have documented same-sex behavior in many animals. Learn what it means, how it varies, and why human labels can mislead.

They're big, bold and powerful - and always hungry! Love them or loathe them, seagulls are an integral part of Inverclyde's natural history.

Deadly H5N1 bird flu has now claimed its first confirmed wildlife victims in Antarctica, killing more than 50 skuas. More than 50 skuas died in Antarctica during the summers of 2023 and 2024 after ...

Fun fact: Almost all owls have eyes that are proportionately large to their heads for increased visibility during low-light hours, but the Great Gray Owl's peepers are especially big—roughly the size ...

It's 20 years since the first confirmed case of HPAI in the UK. Mark Avery reflects on some of the most severe outbreaks and wonders what the future holds.

In October 2025, I visited Iceland to attend the Arctic Circle Assembly at the invitation of the country’s former president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who is the founder of the Arctic Circle organisation ...