AT the start of his new movie, marmalade-loving bear Paddington gets into bother reaching for an orange hanging on a tree.

Published in the open-access journal Nature Conservation, the study reveals that 112 mammal species in Vietnam face extinction, despite most being found in at least one protected area. Some ...

The age of Homo technicus could generate profound intellectual advances and solutions to our gravest problems. But first we ...

They're the largest animals walking the Earth, but scientists at Colorado State University in the US warn that African ...

Lonesome George was discovered motionless in his enclosure, one morning in June 2012. Overnight, George had taken not only ...

Great Auk: A flightless bird that lived in the North Atlantic, the great auk was hunted for its feathers and meat. It became extinct in the mid-19th century, with the last known individuals killed in ...

A compelling biography about a groundbreaking scientist and his controversial work, using rodent cities to examine the ...

Learn about three species facing extinction due to an alarming decline in their populations and the unique reasons for that ...

The author’s dystopian thriller series has inspired a new visionary ballet by choreographer Sir Wayne McGregor and composer ...

Paleobotanist Dana Royer says there is evidence the planet will heal but it takes millions of years to recover. And each ...

The South Island of New Zealand was once home to the extinct Haast's eagle, also called Hieraaetus moorei. Weighing about ...