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Spellbinding photo of baby octopus celebrated in LCE Photographer of the Year 2024

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.
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“This place was just crazy rich with dinosaur footprints”. Scientists buzzing after huge prehistoric discovery in Alaska

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.
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Barnacle-covered football takes top prize in British Wildlife Photography Awards 2024

A thought-provoking image of a football covered in invasive goose barnacles has won this year's British Wildlife Photography Awards.
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Watch: Astonishing ‘explosion of life’ coral spawning in Cambodia stuns scientists

Conservationists witness (and film) a synchronised mass coral reef spawning for the first time in Cambodian waters.
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'Coral superhighway' spanning more than one million square kilometres found in Indian Ocean

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.
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100 new ocean species discovered off the coast of New Zealand

A team of scientists believe they have discovered over 100 new marine species – including fish, shrimp and corals – following a three-week exploration of New Zealand's vast Bounty Trough.
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“The speed of recovery we saw is incredible”. Scientists have developed an amazing new technique to restore coral reefs

Degraded coral reefs can grow as fast as healthy reefs after just four years with the use of sand-coated steel webs known as 'Reef Stars', according to new research.
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Huge “first-of-its-kind” rewilding project to bring back lost species and create ecotourism paradise in South Africa

The project will see Loskop Dam Nature Reserve become one of the largest protected wildlife reserves in South Africa. Planned reintroductions include the critically endangered black rhino and several species of cat.
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Songbird slaughter: Almost half a million birds trapped and killed by gangs in Cyprus

Progress to reduce the number of birds illegally killed on the island is at risk if support to tackle criminal gangs isn't maintained, says report.
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Incredibly rare giant turtle with a face like a frog found in India's tropics

With knowledge from local communities, scientists have discovered a breeding population of Cantor's giant softshell turtles for the very first time, offering hope for the species' survival.
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Singing fish and eavesdropping owls: 14 stunning photos from Sir David Attenborough's Secret World of Sound

Step behind the scenes of Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough with a host of incredible images from the making of the new show and an interview with series producer Sharmila Choudhury.
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When is Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough on TV and how can I watch it?

Find out how to watch Sir David Attenborough's ground-breaking new series – and what to expect from each episode.
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Largest snake species in the world discovered in Amazon rainforest – and it's a whopper!

A 17-year study has led to the discovery of a new species of green anaconda – the largest and heaviest snake in the world.
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Gannet and great skua among UK seabirds devastated by avian flu, finds new report

The impact of bird flu that ripped through the UK's seabird colonies is worse than feared, according to a new RSPB report. But the banning of industrial sandeel fishing offers hope for the long-term future of some threatened species.
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Powerful rhino portrait among Sony World Photography Awards finalists

The finalists and shortlisted photographers for the Sony World Photography Awards 2024 have been revealed. We look at some of the most striking images from the Wildlife and Nature category, including elephants marching down a street in Zambia, mesmerising bird formations, and a stirring portrait of a rhino in captivity.
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Poacher: What it's about and where to watch the gritty new wildlife crime series

Looking for a new crime drama to watch? Poacher may be just the thing. This investigative crime series tells the true story of how the largest ivory poaching ring in Indian history was brought to an end.
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Scientists may be about to save the world's rarest rhino. Here's what they're doing

A ground-breaking procedure involving the world's first IVF rhino pregnancy could save the northern white rhino from extinction.
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This stingray is about to have a 'virgin birth'. Scientists explain how

Rumours of a shark being the father to Charlotte the stingray's pups weren’t true – but the real story is even more fascinating...
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Unusually high levels of fin whale DNA found in blue whale genome, finds study

Thanks to hybridisation between fin and blue whales, and a phenomenon called introgression, blue whales in the North Atlantic have surprising levels of fin whale DNA.
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Underwater drones shed new light on mysterious coral habitats. Here's what they found

Researchers in Japan are using underwater drones to learn about low-light coral habitats in tropical and subtropical waters. The scientists hope that the new technique will help them understand “the entire spectrum of the coral reef".
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Rare ape named after Star Wars hero discovered in Myanmar jungle

First identified in China in 2017 by a group of Star Wars-loving scientists, Skywalker gibbons have now been confirmed in Myanmar.
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Pet monkeys get welfare lifeline under new English rules

New licensing will restrict keeping of primates as pets in England within the next two years.
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Stunning new species of moth with whip-like defensive mechanism discovered in Brazil

Resembling the bright markings of the European puss moth, the new species – Americerura brasiliensis – was found in south-east Brazil.
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Almost mythical and incredibly cute pink fairy armadillo even stranger than first thought, say scientists

The extremely rare desert-dwelling armadillo, endemic to central Argentina, looks a bit like a shrimp with claws and spends most of its life underground. Now, new research has revealed that the mammal has 'entirely unique' double skin too...
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