The Devils Hole Pupfish Just Can’t Catch a Break
Bawean warty pig may be world’s rarest pig, with only 230 around
The pig, from a tiny Indonesian island, seems to be a species in its own right and merits protection, says first study of the animal's ecology in the wild
The Future of Wildlife Conservation Is … an Electronic Vulture Egg
Why Obama’s Supreme Court nomination is good for the climate
President Barack Obama has nominated Judge Merrick Garland to the US Supreme Court. His record suggests it could be positive for environmental campaigners
Snapping shrimps make less noise in acidifying oceans
Fish and other marine larvae that use noises made by snapping shrimps to navigate to reefs could be among those affected by changing ocean soundscapes
What do chimp ‘temples’ tell us about the evolution of religion?
Biologists working in the Republic of Guinea have found evidence for an apparent "sacred tree" used by chimps, perhaps for some sort of ritual
Conserving the world’s rarest fish may mean letting it die out
The famous pupfish from Devil's Hole in California may be just the latest in the long cycle of birth – and extinction – of unique fish species in this cave
All you need to know about whale strandings in the UK and Europe
Several whales have been stranded on the coasts of the UK, Germany and the Netherlands this week. Here's the lowdown
The Japanese Barely Eat Whale. So Why Do They Keep Whaling?
Japan announced this week that it would resume hunting minke whales in defiance of an international moratorium. Why?
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Nola the White Northern Rhino’s Death Leaves Just Three on Earth
Nola's death is a real-time window on extinction.
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