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The Mammoth Task of Bringing Back an Ice Age Giant

Ben Lamm is a man on a Jurassic Park-style mission to bring the woolly mammoth – and the dodo – back from the dead.

by Nick Harding

Meet the Black Mambas: Africa’s First All-Female Anti-Poaching Unit

Meet the Black Mambas, a team of 36 young African women who protect 20,000 hectares of South Africa’s Greater Kruger National Park, safeguarding the world’s largest population of rhinos

by Holly Budge

Alarming Cocaine Discovery in Sharks Sparks Marine Life Concerns

A study off the coast of Brazil has revealed traces of cocaine in the liver and muscles of sharks, unveiling the detrimental effects of drug pollution on marine life

by Nick Ames

Fantastic But Fragile Beasts: 10 Of The World’s Most Endangered Animals

From flightless parrots to secretive cetaceans, these are some of the planet’s most endangered species trying to claw their way back from the brink of extinction

by Sarah Freeman

Why Sharks Are Our Oceans’ Superheroes

Able to curb climate change, help save coral reefs and safeguard seagrass, sharks are more remarkable than ruthless, and should be revered not feared

by Sarah Freeman

The Sixth Mass Extinction: A Beginner’s Guide To How We’re Destroying The World

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?

by Mike Peake

From 62 to Over 2,000: Iberian Lynx Defies the Odds in Remarkable Recovery

Thanks to conservation efforts Iberian Lynx numbers have jumped up from less that a hundred to more than 2,000 in just 22 years

by Nick Ames

Extinct Within A Generation? Why Climate Change Is Giving Wild Camels The Hump

With fewer than 1,000 individuals, the ‘King of the Gobi’ camel is weathering a perfect storm of drought, disease, and digging for gold

by Sarah Freeman

Choking Point: The World’s Most Polluted Cities

Residents of cities around the world are breathing in deadly air particles that kill millions per year – and the climate crisis is making it worse

by Nick Harding