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83 whale bone tools pulled from Bay of Biscay caves are oldest ever discovered
New research, based or remains found in Spain and France, shows ancient humans used whale bones as tools as far back as 20,000 years.
UK government proposes ban on bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas
Government proposals to ban bottom trawling in more vulnerable marine habitats aim to protect important and rare underwater life.
100-million-year-old fossil found INSIDE belly of gigantic dinosaur in Australian desert
In a world-first discovery, fossilised gut contents from a sauropod reveal what these enormous dinosaurs ate.
Lost-long ‘singing’ insect returns to Britain after vanishing three decades ago
Once extinct in Britain, the New Forest cicada has been reintroduced to Hampshire thanks to a groundbreaking conservation project.
Community-led conservation offers new hope for the world's most trafficked mammal
A new action plan unites experts and communities to protect pangolins in southern Africa.
Dark taxa: why scientists are desperate to know more about this secret network of underground life
Huge numbers of subterranean fungi remain unknown to science, posing problems for conservation around the world, say researchers in a new study.
Researchers catch more than 100 swamp alligators in Georgia – and find something worrying in their blood
The discovery raises concerns for US wildlife, waterways and human health, according to a new study.
"The hatchlings' heads were completely separated from their bodies": Australia's ghostly turtle killer caught on camera
Rare video footage shows golden ghost crabs preying on newly hatched loggerhead turtles on the west coast of Australia
"They were going nuts in the wake of the storm”: hurricane causes epic explosion of life off Mexican coast
There was so much life in the ocean that the water turned green, say scientists who witnessed the rare event. Here's what happened...
It looks like an alien, feasts on whale blubber, has multiple legs and hasn't changed for millions of years – meet this creepy, mysterious deep-sea giant
Despite being discovered almost 150 years ago, scientists still know relatively little about this scavenger of the deep.
Delicate scales found in prehistoric poop suggest butterflies were around long before flowers existed – new research
A long-held belief that butterflies and moths co-evolved with flowers has been challenged by a new scientific study.
Scientists took DNA from 280 cats and discovered something curious about their purring
A new study links cats’ purring and vocal behaviour to variations in the androgen receptor gene – with implications for cat welfare
Coastal wolf found dead in lair on Alaskan island – dissection reveals curious thing that caused it
Scientists investigating the coastal wolf's death tested tissue samples for viruses, disease, algal toxins and contaminants. Here's what they found...
Scientists have filmed anchor damage in the Antarctic for the first time. Here’s what they saw
Researchers filmed the damage caused by ships’ anchors in Antarctica, in a scientific first
DNA suggests shark "unlike any other" more common in Wales than previously thought
A new study suggests the decline in critically endangered angelsharks in Wales may have been overestimated.
16ft great white shark found with perfectly circular hole in head – and we know exactly what caused it
The strange-looking wound was made by another predator, say experts from the California White Shark Project.
This ‘smoke’ ring was formed by one of the biggest creatures on Earth. Scientists say it has never been documented before
A study has revealed that humpback whales approach humans and blow bubble ‘smoke’ rings – a newly documented behaviour that may represent play or communication.
Researchers film never-seen-before shark behaviour off remote volcanic islands in Pacific Ocean
For the first time, Galapagos sharks have been recorded rubbing themselves against manta rays to remove unwelcome parasites, according to a new study.
Scientists put three decades of whale migration data into a digital map – this is what they saw
The Protecting Blue Corridors platform allows conservationists to see where whales are moving and track threats in their path.
"Exceptional" stegosaur skull unearthed in Spanish crop field stuns dinosaur scientists
It's the most complete stegosaur skull ever found in Europe and offers fresh insight into the evolution and diversity of these iconic plated dinosaurs.
"Incredibly emotional": moving footage shows orphaned gorillas returning to wild after 10 years of rehabilitation
These four female eastern lowland gorillas were rescued from poachers a decade ago – discover their incredible journey back to the wild.
"No way!" Gob-smacking footage of a gigantic two-tonne elephant seal taking a rest on a South African police car
After shocking residents in the coastal community of Gordon's Bay, the southern elephant seal was safely relocated to the sea.
Expedition team films “surreal” sound echoing across beach in Argentina
A conservation expedition team has shared footage of a noisy rabble of elephant seals in Argentina – their otherworldly grunts can be heard rumbling along the shore.
When a boat came across a huge humpback whale carcass in Chile, they decided to do something amazing
Conservationists in Chilean Patagonia came together to preserve the enormous skeleton.