Climate change puts pressure on British butterflies and moths - sometimes pushing them to the edges of their geographical range or shifting the timing of their life cycle so they can’t feed.

Nature knows no borders. While decline of threatened migratory animals is alarming, there are reasons to be optimistic about international conservation efforts.

The caption may say that only scientists and trained professionals should handle wild animals, but viewers remember the image, not the words.

The invasive Joro spider has a secret weapon: it tolerates city living much better than most native spiders.

Stephen Garnett takes us inside a scientific spat about how to govern the naming of new species. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Researchers have discovered a unique isopod, a form of crustacean, and identified it as a new species of the genus Booralana.

A new initiative is pinpointing areas in the world’s oceans that are key habitats for sharks and their relatives, so that governments can consider protecting these areas.

At one time, perhaps as many as 2 million gray wolves roamed the North American continent. But now those numbers are down to a few thousand.

Researchers have found nine new species of carnivorous land snails in the remote forests of Papua New Guinea.