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Scientists trial freezing eggs to save Britain’s largest butterfly

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Winner crowned in 2025 Fat Bear Week competition

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More than half of EU's waters in poor ecological state – EEA report

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Red alert for rain in Spain: What to do and how to protect yourself

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COP30: EU set to double 'fairness' payments offer for climate transition – leak

Bloc is set to push for double financing on climate adaptation by the end of the year, according to an official document from ongoing talks.

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EU countries agree to dilute rules on water quality standards

Green groups regret lax environmental standards on pharmaceuticals, voluntary monitoring and late compliance dates from the political agreement reached on the Water Framework Directive’s revision.

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Commission claims IT glitch forced second delay to EU deforestation rules

EU executive blames IT failure for the second delay in implementing the Deforestation Regulation.

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Artificial nests offer hope for rare cockatoos in Hong Kong

As typhoons and tree trimming reduce natural nesting sites, researchers race to protect urban cockatoos.

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Fat Bear Week: Alaska's chunkiest bears battle for online crown

Viewers can watch live streams and vote online to determine which bear has packed on the most weight after feasting on salmon.

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EU decision on 2040 climate target to be delayed, diplomats say

At stake is the review of the EU’s Climate Law, which sets course for the EU to become climate neutral by 2050, but also called for a 2040 climate target to be set in stone.

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Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia

Researchers say the single-dose vaccine could reduce koala chlamydia deaths by up to 65 per cent.

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See the rare species scientists are breeding in China’s longest river

Scientists have called for additional measures to regulate shipping on the Yangtze River.

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Rare 'twilight zone' ecosystem discovered off Cyprus

A UK-funded expedition maps the hidden reefs of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, revealing fragile ecosystems already bearing the marks of human activity.

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Adorable snow leopard cub takes her first steps outside at UK zoo

The cub, Bheri, is the first to be born at the zoo in its 94-year history.

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Extreme heat is driving a ‘staggering’ decline in tropical birds

Using climate attribution science, researchers have linked rising heat to declining bird populations around the world.

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Spain mulls octopus farming to meet soaring demand as wild stocks fall

Animal groups, scientists and fishermen are clashing over the ethics and future of this historic industry.

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Perseids 2025: All you need to know about the celestial spectacle

Every August, humanity has a rendezvous with the cosmos. It is an ancient tradition, almost a rite of summer, to go out under the cover of night and wait for a "shooting star". The highest peak of the meteor shower will be on the night of 12 to 13 August.

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Latest count shows gains and losses for rhino species worldwide

The latest global rhino count from the International Rhino Foundation reveals a mixed picture for the world’s five rhino species.

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Deep-sea livestream stuns Argentina sparking science funding debate

A deep-sea livestream is sparking fascination and raising alarm over cuts to Argentina’s scientific research.

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Is autumn already coming? Risk of heavy rain until the beginning of the week

While Sweden and Norway are battling an extreme heatwave, it continues to rain incessantly in Germany. Thunderstorm-like amounts of rain are expected, especially in the south of the country.

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Why is Amsterdam installing tiny staircases along its canals?

Amsterdam councillors have earmarked €100,000 to make the waterways safer for animals.

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Native American teens kayak US river to celebrate dam removals

Four dams were dynamited and removed between 2023 to 2024, freeing hundreds of miles of the Klamath.

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What scientists got right - and wrong - about coastal threats

From agricultural pollution to the spread of invasive species and climate change, there are myriad shifting threats to rocky shores.

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Threatened whale species found in areas earmarked for deep sea mining

Vulnerable marine life is getting caught in the crosshairs of our electrifying world, the new study suggests.

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This moth uses the stars to navigate on its epic 1,000 km migration

Bogong moths are the first known invertebrates to use the stars to navigate over such long distances.

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One-third of forest lost this century is gone for good, analysis finds

The new data provides a more detailed picture than ever before on the local, regional and global causes of tree cover loss.

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Fossil fuels are being overlooked at UN ocean summit, analysts warn

Oil and gas blocks cover an area the size of Argentina in just 11 ocean ‘frontier regions’, a new report shows.

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European Commission chief unveils EU ocean pact at UN conference

The EU pact aims to restore natural habitats in oceans and promote the competitiveness of the maritime industry.

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Dehorning rhinos is a ‘necessary evil’, 7-year study confirms

“The benefits of dehorning by far outweigh any ecological cost that we’re aware of today,” according to one rhino researcher.

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Why is Paris seeking legal personhood status for the River Seine?

Meanwhile, people will be allowed to swim in the Seine's cleaner waters in a month’s time.

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How urban rewilding could be an ‘antidote’ to declining biodiversity

Native animals like beavers, hornbills, and even platypuses are being reintroduced into city parks, wetlands and reserves around the world.

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7 conversation-starting photos of our precious planet

The competition celebrates the camera’s ability to capture “both the fragility and strength of communities facing environmental challenges.”

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Clownfish shrink to survive heat waves as climate change warms oceans

Scientists observed this behaviour in Papua New Guinea, where warming oceans and bleaching sea anemones forced the fish to cope with extreme conditions.

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Lack of endangered whale babies raises alarm among scientists

Experts say North Atlantic right whales need to have 50 calves per season to start recovering. This year they produced just 11.

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Can artificial insemination help save New Zealand’s flightless parrot?

The kākāpō was the first wild bird to be successfully artificially inseminated in 2009, but it’s taken years to repeat the feat.

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One of Earth’s rarest trees threatened by climate change and goats

Known for their mushroom-shaped canopies and the blood-red sap that courses through their wood, the trees once stood in great numbers.

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See magical new deep-sea photos of coral gardens and thermal vents

The mission was so remote that often the closest humans to the vessel were on the International Space Station.

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New tech could ease growing human-elephant conflict in Zimbabwe

Droughts and shrinking resources push animals to raid villages, destroying crops and infrastructure and sometimes injuring or killing people.

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Can this endurance swimmer reverse 50 years of shark fear since Jaws?

Jaws instilled fear in the public - which director Steven Spielberg regrets - but also inspired people to take a greater interest in the predator.

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'Lost' gecko species rediscovered after more than 30 years

Since it was identified in 1991, mystery surrounded this elusive little lizard for more than three decades.

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The case of ‘air fryer crab lady’ and what people will do for clicks

Ever wonder what happens when you put live animals in an air fryer? Turns out they die horribly. But that wasn’t common knowledge for one TikTok user.

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Rare snail filmed for first time laying an egg from its neck

Rangers who have been caring for the species for nearly 20 years say they have never seen this behaviour before.

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Poachers have killed more than 100 rhinos in South Africa this year

South Africa has the largest rhino population in the world, with an estimated 16,000 to 18,000 animals.

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What a lynx release taught me about the species’ future in Spain

The Iberian lynx was saved by a breeding programme and a ‘hearts and minds’ campaign in rural Spain. But the feline again faces rising opposition.

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Inside South Africa’s burgeoning illegal leopard trade

On International Leopard Day, FOUR PAWS warns how leopards are threatened by their commercialisation.

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This new centre in the Netherlands is rescuing injured seals

Sander van Dijk, curator of the centre, says they treat around 200 seals a year.

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ESA launches Biomass, a satellite set to unlock the secrets of forests

The Biomass satellite is designed to measure carbon stocks in tropical forests, helping scientists to understand how they work and how they are changing.

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Not all shark bites are attacks, study on shark self-defence finds

This is the first time self-defence in sharks has been documented in detail.

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