From bold foxes to gregarious birds, animals’ personalities are increasingly being seen as crucial to conservation efforts.

A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has shown that the shape and orientation of coastlines ...

By Annelise Giseburt Few locations on Earth are as haunting or deeply ironic as so-called involuntary parks — places too ...

The well-being benefits of nature are often linked to forests or habitats that support diverse pollinators. Spending time in ...

Same-sex sexual behaviour has been recorded in around 1,500 species, from insects and starfish to birds and mammals. Yet sex ...

These underground rodents are the first mammals found to actively choose air with lower-than-normal oxygen levels. Their ...

The conservation of genome regulatory elements over long periods of evolution is not limited to vertebrates, as previously ...

After decades of global conservation efforts, green sea turtles are rebounding. However, climate change and human pressures ...

Red blood is the exception, not the rule. Evolution has painted it green, purple and white in animals that push physiology ...

Shielded from development and agriculture, many archaeological sites from ancient Greece have now become inadvertent safe ...

But when a heatwave occurs, the long periods of higher temperatures may be too much for some animals to handle. Tens of ...

England is proposing a unique, new animal welfare plan that protects one animal in particular: the humble lobster. The ...