Natural World

A family of orcas have struck fear into sailors in Orca Alley between southern Spain and North Africa by ramming their boat but experts insist it is just the killer whales’ playful behaviour

There is nowhere on our planet that will not experience climatic shifts as a result of global warming, however some places will be more habitable than others. We examine the best options for climate migrants to relocate to in a changing world

From broken forest homes to reserves that are beacons of hope, can bonobos, our closest living relatives in the animal kingdom, cling on to survival?

Climate change, pollution and habitat destruction could be nudging us catastrophically towards an event that wiped out the dinosaurs. But the biggest problem is us. So how can we stop the sixth mass extinction?

A new study suggests only 10 critically endangered vaquitas are left in the wild, prompting an extinction alert

Coral in the Maldives is at risk from rising sea temperatures and pollution but marine biologist Katelyn Hegarty-Kelly says there are ways we can all do our bit to save this precious ecosystem

From wildfires in Syria to droughts in Iraq and Iran, the Middle East is feeling the sting of global warming and the climate crisis more acutely than many other regions. Is there a way out?

Speared, poisoned and poached for their body parts, lions are becoming increasingly vulnerable and could be extinct by 2050 if we don’t help save them

July 26th welcomes International Day for the Conservation of Mangroves, so let’s jump knee deep into the salty swamps that protect not only the atmosphere but also our coastlines