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My first thought was that a shark had taken my right leg. I knew I was in danger. I expected to see my blood billowing around
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Floods in Assam submerge Kaziranga national park, home to the world’s largest population of one-horned rhinoceros
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Plantwatch Despite its troublesome reputation, the weed blanket smothering ponds and waterways also has its virtues as a biofuel and food
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Two new ant species with spiny back barbs reminded scientists so much of the Khaleesi’s dragons they named them Pheidole drogon and Pheidole viserion
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Gardening blog Why I am backing the Natural History Museum's garden redevelopment
Robbie Blackhall-MilesGardens and nature are both constantly evolving, and the green spaces at the Natural History Museum in London are no exception, argues Robbie Blackhall-Miles -
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts
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Campaigner who founded Tiggywinkles, the UK’s first wildlife hospital, and championed new approaches to helping injured and sick animals
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Conservationists and law enforcement have struggled to catch the Walter Whites behind wildlife trafficking. But could some plastic eggs and GPS trackers change the game?
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Conservationists are calling on the US to raise the protection level for leopards, severely curbing hunters’ ability to import body parts as trophies
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Group says move would allow shoots to be banned if birds of prey are illegally killed, amid withdrawal from hen harrier scheme
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Actor was previously convicted of killing three endangered animals but higher court in Rajasthan has overturned the verdict
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Two-thirds of 16- to 34-year-olds consider environmental and wildlife policies a top voting priority, according to survey
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The Siberian tigers attacked the women when they got out of their car at Beijing Badaling Wildlife World
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Specieswatch A fish familiar to Mediterranean fishermen can now be caught around Britain, from the south-west to the Hebrides
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Letter: She doesn’t quite give human attributes to the natural features, but the peasants (the good ones at least) who inhabit the landscape form an integral part of it
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Charity begins local consultation on plan to introduce 10 Eurasian lynxes back into wild in north of England and southern Scotland
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Country diary: Achvaneran, Highlands The only recourse was to do a ‘wildlife watch’, ignoring everything else and concentrating solely on what was around in nature
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The man suffered serious injuries after being attacked while crossing a river at a popular tourist beach in Costa Rica
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A greater roadrunner and a pair of snub-nosed monkeys are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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Decompression computers worn by recreational and commercial divers provides accurate data, study shows
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Country diary: Delamere Forest, Cheshire Red and blue damsels drift around me like filaments on the breeze but I am here to see a rarer species: the white-faced darter
Scientists fight crab for mysterious purple orb discovered in California deep