Mass landfills are saving endangered vultures from extinction
Endangered Egyptian vultures thrive near open garbage sites, which have helped some bounce back – but EU regulations threaten to shut the sites down
Corals that grow faster in warm water could beat climate change
The unique history of the Red Sea means that reefs in its northern part may be able to adapt to higher water temperatures, at least for a while
Pregnant rays tangled in trawler nets have small, sickly babies
Rays, and possibly sharks, could suffer reproductive loss from being dragged around by fishing nets before being released
Want to Save the Trees? Unleash the Fungus!
Captive breeding is a final roll of the dice for the vaquita
The decline of the rare porpoise has brought us to the cusp of a risky project to put the animals in a sanctuary. Will it be enough, wonders Olive Heffernan
The bright lights of big cities help blackbirds thrive
Blackbirds do better when they nest near street lights, but all city birds seem to hate the noise
Gene editing opens doors to seedless fruit with no need for bees
Gene-edited seedless tomatoes don’t need pollinating to produce fruit – which could come in useful at a time when bees are on the decline
Deep learning tells giraffes from gazelles in the Serengeti
Training an image-recognition system on millions of photos taken by hidden cameras could help ecologists better track different animals in their habitat
Squishy robotic manta ray flaps its wings to spy in the ocean
A manta-ray-inspired robot is made of soft, transparent materials so that it can go undetected as it swims around monitoring wildlife and wrecks
Stop killing lions for their bones to make bogus aphrodisiacs
The export of lion skeletons to China for use in 'aphrodisiac' wines threatens the survival of the king of the beasts, says Richard Schiffman