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During a decade-long project, researchers found that only nine in every 100 places were completely free of rubbish

More than 2,500 native trees have been planted to form a temperate rainforest in decades to come

Behaviour of ‘remarkable predators’ also seen off coast of South Africa could affect ecosystem, researchers say

As the 2019-2020 megafires took hold across eastern Australia, many of us reeled at the sight of animals trying and often failing to flee. Our screens filled up with images of koalas with burned paws and possums in firefighter helmets.

Letters: A number of companies have been able to make these low-energy nuclear reactions work reliably, write Brian Josephson, David J Nagel, Alan Smith, Dr Jean-Paul Biberian and Yasuhiro Iwamura

Coral reef research has focused on the twin evils birthed by record-high greenhouse gas emissions: warming oceans and increasingly acidic seawater. These global threats are caused by seawater absorbing the excess heat and carbon dioxide that fossil fuel burning has added to the atmosphere. But there is another consequence that…

Baby shark Yoko hatched in early January, flummoxing staff and experts at a US aquarium

When people think of wildlife trade, they often picture smugglers sneaking in rare and endangered species from far-off countries. Yet most wildlife trade is actually legal, and the United States is one of the world’s biggest wildlife importers.

When a wildfire notification goes off on your mobile phone, it can trigger all kinds of emotions and confusion.