Daniel Graham

Papua New Guinea’s Naomi Longa has been awarded a 2024 Whitley Award for leading an all-female team of conservationists to monitor and manage coral reefs in Kimbe Bay.

Led by Dr Purnima Devi Barman, the 'Hargila Army' or 'Stork Sisters' movement rescued the greater adjutant stork from the brink of extinction. Presented with the 2024 Whitley Gold Award, Barman now plans to double her force.

Bhutan’s Kuenzang Dorji has been awarded a 2024 Whitley Award for his solutions to protect golden langur monkeys in Bhutan.

Cameroon’s Aristide Kamla has been awarded a 2024 Whitley Award for his work to save African manatee habitat from an invasive species.

Led by Fernanda Abra, conservationists are building low-cost canopy bridges in Brazil's rainforest to protect tree-dwelling mammals from road accidents.

Dr Purnima Barman has won the Gold Award at the 'Green Oscars' for her work in bringing together more than 10,000 women to save the greater adjutant stork and its wetlands habit in Assam, India.

Palaeontologists believe the teeth of the giant fish – which was almost three metres long – may have been used for fighting and digging nests.

After observing more than three million insects, scientists in Australia have "a definitive answer to the age-old question of whether there are more insects out at night or in the day”. So, which is it?

The ghostly new species of ant, named after the Harry Potter villain, was found in the Pilbara region of north-west Australia.

Scientists in India have discovered the remains of an ancient snake species which may have reached lengths of up to 15 metres, according to a new study.

A cohort of incredibly cute western quolls have been spotted stealing food at Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary, signifying a landmark moment for the species, say ecologists.

The ocean titan, identified as a new species of giant ichthyosaur, could have been as big as a blue whale.

A newt feeding on frogspawn at night, a spying snake and a four-eyed frog also clinch prizes in thought-provoking photography challenge.

The eyes of this tiny, transparent bristle worm are so big that its vision is comparable to that of octopuses and mammals. Scientists think it may have something to do with a secret language related to mating...

Reduced water clarity, caused by climate change, spells trouble for the common loon, according to a new study.

Cambodian conservationists have released 50 captive-bred juvenile Siamese crocodiles at a remote site in Cambodia as part of an ongoing programme to save the species from extinction. Watch the incredible moment the tiny crocs are set free...

Dwarf rock-wallabies have an incredibly powerful bite compared to their much larger relatives, say scientists in Australia after analysing nearly 400 skulls

A subpopulation of transient killer whales has been recorded using specialised techniques to hunt sea lions, seals and whale calves in deep submarine canyons off the coast of California, say scientists

After 30 years hidden away in a Texas university, the fossil of an aetosaur – a heavily armoured ancestor of modern crocodiles – has been identified as a new species, according to a recent study.

A breathtaking image of an octopus larvae, a musing orangutan and an acrobatic long-tongued bat awarded prizes in the London Camera Exchange's inaugural photography competition.

A team of researchers have found a large group of dinosaur tracks, fossilised plants and tree stumps in north-west Alaska, offering new insights into climate and animal movement 100 million years ago.

Conservationists witness (and film) a synchronised mass coral reef spawning for the first time in Cambodian waters.

Using genetic analyses and oceanographic modelling, scientists have discovered that remote coral reefs around the Seychelles are closely related – a breakthrough that could aid future coral restoration projects.