An orchid species saved by a rare bird is among scientists’ top picks of plant and fungal species named last year. The newly described flower called Aeranthes bigibbum is the perfect example of how implementing protective measures for one species can help
Tregothnan, at Tresillian in Cornwall, completed its annual count on New Year’s Day and was surprised at the figures. Head gardener Neil Bennett, 53, also found 51 camellia sasanquas plus the 24 varieties of tea that make the site Europe’s largest tea
Radio and TV presenter, Mollie King, is backing a campaign to protect UK species on the verge of extinction. The Radio 1 star, who has been vocal about the protection of animals in the past – including reporting exploitation seen abroad by
A Massachusetts angler has established a new fishing record in the state of North Carolina. Matthew Frattasio was aboard Riptide Charters, under the direction of Captain Terry Nugent, when he reeled in a 26-pound, 15.6-ounce almaco jack near Morehead City, according to
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents of Mexico’s Caribbean reef island of Banco Chinchorro near Belize have hunted the meat and salmon-pink shells of queen conch for generations. As populations have shrunk in recent decades, Mexico has enforced limits and bans on catching
A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in Indonesia’s western island of Sumatra on Saturday, the second Sumatran rhino born in the country this year and a welcome addition to a species that currently numbers fewer than 50 animals. A female named
An expedition through an Indonesian mountain range led to researchers capturing rare video of an endangered species that hasn’t been spotted in over 60 years. Researchers with Expedition Cyclops were able to capture the first-ever photographic evidence of Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, a
Archaeologists have been left stunned after discovering a new species of dinosaur that lived 86 million years ago. The remains of the Inawentu Oslatus, from the Late Cretaceous, have been found in the Patagonia region of South America, in the Neuquén province
An Oregon fisherman has taken home a grand prize after helping capture and remove thousands of problematic fish throughout the state’s rivers. The angler earned $107,800 in bounties after taking part in the 2023 Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Program. The Oregon resident
While producing a documentary about a mussel species in the Great Lakes, two filmmakers discovered a shipwreck that went missing 128 years ago. Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick were in the process of filming the invasive quagga mussel in Lake Huron when