Natural World

On World Bee Day we report on the uncertain future of earth’s most important pollinators

Scientists examining the genetics of stray dogs living around the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone believe their DNA could transform what we know about the effects of radiation.

Tons of single-use coronation waste including plastic bunting, plates, cutlery, and favours along with more food waste than at Christmas is heading to landfill today

Driven to forage in dumpsters and landfill by the degradation of their habitat, Sri Lanka’s beloved pachyderms face a new nemesis: plastic which is killing them in their droves

Backlash against American farmer selling lion meat and other ‘vulnerable’ exotic animals to tourists to eat for dinner at almost $50,000 a pound

Calls continue to ban jumping at the Grand National after three horses died at the sport’s flagship event

Weather modification is being used to make rain in the driest, hottest parts of the world but cloud seeding could also tackle floods in the future say scientists

Whether you think they’re cool or creepy, reptiles are essential for global biodiversity but a fifth face extinction – wiping out 16 billion years of evolution in our lifetime. Here’s why we should all love our scaly friends

Fewer than 300 members of the rarest big cats exist but their population has swelled with the birth of the adorable Amur Leopard twins