Experts are desperate to analyse rusty patched bumblebee nests for information that might help save them. But they are extremely hard to find – unless you’re a trained conservation canine Words and photographs by Anne Readel in Somers, Wisconsin On a summer day in Somers,
Wild 5.5 metre swells hammer the eastern NSW coastline, causing damage to key walkways and closing beaches Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Locals in Sydney’s east woke on Wednesday
More than half of Britain’s 59 native species are in long-term decline, UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme finds Last summer was the fifth worst in nearly half a century for butterflies in Britain, according to the biggest scientific survey of insect populations in the world. For
A 19th-century zoologist found the ‘little salt dweller’, which could be a portal to the past – if only we could locate it again Last February, with colleagues Gert and Philipp and my daughter Francesca, I made the long journey to an unremarkable city called Río Cuarto, east of
The minor party makes pledge as Labor faces calls to explain its nature policy and plans for a federal EPA Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Polls tracker ; election guide ; full federal election coverage Anywhere but Canberra ; interactive
Government wants to spur economic growth and drive housebuilding but charities say nature should be priority Wildlife groups have expressed alarm after ministers promised a radically “streamlined” approach to UK environmental regulation intended to drive economic growth and
Silver fire leading to fears about Methuselah, a nearly 5,000-year-old bristlecone pine in eastern part of state Firefighters have managed to make “strong progress” containing a fire burning through eastern California near the world’s oldest trees, but the blaze remains an
Invertebrates may be the unsung heroes of the planet but they have received a lot of love and recognition from Guardian readers. A dazzling array of nominations have flown in for insects, arachnids, snails, crustaceans, corals and many more obscure creatures for our
Conservative party leader says she believes show ‘is based on real story’, a claim described as wholly untrue by writer and co-creator of series Richard Hughes , chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, is giving evidence to the Treasury committee. There is a live feed
