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Dark brown was in fashion for mammals and their relatives over 150 million years ago.

The UK could have lower bills, cleaner air and better energy security in a net zero future.

Our species has been living in tropical forests for at least 150,000 years.

It’s believed that biofluorescence helps the birds to stand out or hide in their tropical forest habitats.

Rare evidence about the lives of an ancient group of arthropods has been uncovered in the USA.

The earliest example of an important and widespread group of dinosaurs has been found in North Africa.

Looking fit is no guarantee of health for one of the world’s most plastic polluted birds.

A voyage to the Pacific has been investigating previously unexplored regions of the deep sea.

Understanding one of the largest groups of plants in the world could help tackle world hunger.

A rather uninspiring specimen in the Natural History Museum’s collection has an extraordinary tale to tell.

The UK could have lower bills, cleaner air and better energy security in a net zero future.

The surface of the ocean is warming four times faster than it was 40 years ago.

The earliest example of an important and widespread group of dinosaurs has been found in North Africa.

Finding out exactly when feathers evolved, and which animals had them, could offer important new insights into the distant past.

Comptonatus chasei is the newest member of the Iguanodon family.

Scientists are trying to unravel the mysteries of an extinction event that occured in North America at the end of the Jurassic.

Musankwa sanyatiensis is just the fourth dinosaur species ever found from Zimbabwe.

An extraordinary dinosaur fossil has revealed what young tyrannosaurs were eating over 70 million years ago.

A rather uninspiring specimen in the Natural History Museum’s collection has an extraordinary tale to tell.

Baminornis zhenghensis shows early birds already had some of their key characteristics by the Late Jurassic.

Threordatoth chasmatos was one of the last survivors of a once-widespread group of lizard-like animals.

A new species of moth has been discovered 7,000 kilometres from home.

Our species has been living in tropical forests for at least 150,000 years.

Our species mated with the Neanderthals much later than thought, tearing up the timeline of human evolution.

Going back to basics could help to unlock the mysteries of our origins.

Human bones with cutmarks, breaks and human chewing marks are found across northern Europe. 

Almost 99% of all human ancestors may have been wiped out around 930,000 years ago, a new paper has claimed.

Melting polar ice caps may have pushed some of the first ancient humans out of Europe.

Samples from the asteroid Bennu contain some of the ingredients needed for life to develop.

Over 15,000 mounds are scattered across Mars’ lowlands – but until recently, no one knew how they got there.

A previously unknown rock type at the new Mars rover landing site is revealing more about the red planet.

The prime suspect in the extinction of the dinosaurs was no ordinary asteroid.

Rare evidence about the lives of an ancient group of arthropods has been uncovered in the USA.

The earliest example of an important and widespread group of dinosaurs has been found in North Africa.

Dark brown was in fashion for mammals and their relatives over 150 million years ago.

Looking fit is no guarantee of health for one of the world’s most plastic polluted birds.

A voyage to the Pacific has been investigating previously unexplored regions of the deep sea.

Understanding one of the largest groups of plants in the world could help tackle world hunger.

A rather uninspiring specimen in the Natural History Museum’s collection has an extraordinary tale to tell.

The UK could have lower bills, cleaner air and better energy security in a net zero future.

Our species has been living in tropical forests for at least 150,000 years.

Finding out exactly when feathers evolved, and which animals had them, could offer important new insights into the distant past.

It’s believed that biofluorescence helps the birds to stand out or hide in their tropical forest habitats.

Just 47 unprovoked shark attacks were recorded in 2024.

Baminornis zhenghensis shows early birds already had some of their key characteristics by the Late Jurassic.

Vegavis iaai might offer new insights into the origins of modern birds.

Ian Wood’s photo No Access fought off competition from 24 other images to emerge victorious.

Samples from the asteroid Bennu contain some of the ingredients needed for life to develop.

The surface of the ocean is warming four times faster than it was 40 years ago.

The remains of the earliest dinosaurs could lie beneath the Amazon rainforest and the Sahara Desert.

Over 15,000 mounds are scattered across Mars’ lowlands – but until recently, no one knew how they got there.

Conch snails make death-defying leaps to evade deadly predators.

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction.

The UK’s biggest-ever site of dinosaur footprints has been discovered in Oxfordshire.

A previously unknown rock type at the new Mars rover landing site is revealing more about the red planet.

Our species mated with the Neanderthals much later than thought, tearing up the timeline of human evolution.

Spinosaurs, tyrannosaurs and relatives of Velociraptor once stalked England’s south coast.

Threordatoth chasmatos was one of the last survivors of a once-widespread group of lizard-like animals.

Researchers are probing what it means to be a separate species.

The whale-sized shastasaurids went extinct over 200 million years ago.

Buried alongside this individual were a range of symbolic objects.

The 350 elephants died because of a toxic algal bloom exacerbated by climate change.

The fossils show Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei lived alongside each other.

This year the People’s Choice category features a curious chimp, a dancing crab and a snuffling sengi.

Protecting a little bit more of the ocean could lead to big changes for whales.

New research has revealed how birds changed from rigid raptors to flexible fowl.

This is the first mainland European bird declared extinct in 500 years.

A breakthrough fossil discovery is changing what we know about some of the largest mammals to ever walk the Earth.

A remarkable fossil could transform our understanding of how the intelligence of modern birds evolved.

Rising temperatures are pushing many species to the brink, alongside disease, pollution and unsustainable fishing.

Even the most blurry photo can be consequential.

Nations are meeting in Azerbaijan to discuss the future of our changing Earth.

The story of how animals first set foot out of the water and onto land just became more complex.

While some progress was made, crucial decisions on protecting nature will be left until next year after the meeting ran out of time.

Even the world’s most successful wild animal isn’t safe from rising temperatures.

Lomankus edgecombei has been preserved in fool's gold.

An evolutionary ‘air race’ may have been taking place in forests during the age of dinosaurs.

Algae and coral have lived together for over 380 million years.

The risk of wildfires is rising, and it’s only likely to get worse.

New research is now mapping where these vital regions are.

Tests on 11 dolphins in the USA revealed every one had tiny pieces of plastic in their breath.

Worms and snails are living in cavities under the bottom of the sea.

The WWF’s Living Planet Report comes with a stark warning that we are reaching a point of no return for nature. 

Arthropleura's head reveals that millipedes and centipedes are closely related.

Passing 1.5⁰C of warming is a step that cannot easily be undone.

Shane Gross awarded the Grand Title for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60.

Climate change is putting the future of the biggest fish in the world at risk.

School grounds are one of the most under-recorded urban environments in the UK.

Every species extinction is bad, but the impacts are worse when we consider the ecosystem functions that are also lost.

A new species of moth has been discovered 7,000 kilometres from home.

Some seabirds might have a ‘sixth sense’ at the end of their beak, new research reveals.

Fossils discovered in northern Australia mark the beginning of a 25-million-year-old family.

Researchers have proposed changing the common name of the flesh-footed shearwater.

Each year, 52 million tonnes of plastic waste enters the environment.

Food security and biodiversity are threatened by the chemicals contaminating our soils.

The power of machine learning could be used to protect threatened fishes.

Celebrate the wonder of the natural world with some of the most extraordinary images of our planet.

Some of Earth’s most successful herbivores may have had hundreds of thousands of teeth in their lifetime.

More and more land will be shared between people and wildlife by 2070.

Humans are having a devastating effect on biodiversity, but the impacts might be worse than we thought.

Despite their fame, astonishingly little is known about these large, flightless birds.

The prime suspect in the extinction of the dinosaurs was no ordinary asteroid.

Northern Scotland is among the quarter of Europe that could be suitable for rewilding.

The jawbone of Ontocetus posti helps to reveal how the animals became specialised suction feeders.