Sponge can soak up and release spilled oil hundreds of times
A new foam material could be the first good reusable method to recover spilled oil, and would be much better for the environment
What, You Can’t Tell Two Lemurs Apart? Computers Can
Robotic bee could help pollinate crops as real bees decline
With bee populations tumbling, an autonomous drone just 4 centimetres wide could help pollinate crops by flying from flower to flower
World’s most endangered marine mammal has 30 individuals left
The vaquita porpoise lives in the Gulf of California, Mexico, where illegal fishing with gill nets has slashed the population by a total of 90 per cent in the past five years
Africa’s tallest tree measuring 81m found on Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro is home to centuries-old giant trees around 30 storeys tall – a finding that may help protect the area from logging
Watch Wildlife Rangers Nab Poachers With Thermal Imaging
80,000 reindeer have starved to death as Arctic sea ice retreats
Knock-on effects of weather have frozen snow in recent years, causing tens of thousands of reindeer to starve – and stoking fears of more famine to come this year
Auto ‘finprinting’ identifies individual sharks as they migrate
An AI system that uses the unique contours of a shark’s dorsal fin as a biometric could help keep tabs on them as they move around the world
Arctic ice melt is killing birds and will leave caribou stranded
The trend for more sea ice to melt sooner spells trouble for Arctic ecosystems on an unprecedented scale – and it’s not just polar bears that are in peril
More than half of UK species in decline – some may soon vanish
A new report paints a gloomy picture and blames intensive farming and climate change for an ongoing devastation of wildlife across the UK