Populations of whooper swans grow 30 times faster inside nature reserves, new research shows.
Flamingos form cliques of like-minded individuals within their flocks, new research shows.
Social cohesion and connection decline in an ageing population, according to a new study of one of humanity’s closest relatives.
Seabed mining could soon begin in the deep ocean – but the potential impact on animals including whales is unknown, researchers have warned.
Raising sons is an exhausting experience that leaves killer whale mothers far less likely to produce more offspring, new research shows.
Pheasants are most likely to be killed by predators on unfamiliar ground, new research shows.
The new study, by the University of Exeter and NGO Beneath the Waves, used baited remote underwater video (BRUV) cameras off the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Early evidence from the site at Taichoute, once undersea but now a desert, records numerous large “free-swimming” arthropods.
But there has rarely been analysis of whether the ecological health and functionality of these ecosystems are similarly degraded.
Gadgets that emit small electrical pulses can drastically cut the number of sharks and stingrays caught accidentally on fishing lines, new research shows.
If current emissions levels persist, there is now a 50% chance that global warming of 1.5°C will be exceeded in nine years.
New research has highlighted issues about how the conservation status of different species is classified, and suggests the focus should be on restoring species now rather than waiting for them to become threatened with extinction before acting.
A damselfly species that came to the UK from Europe poses a minimal risk to native damselflies and dragonflies, new research shows.