Rare giraffe born on Boxing Day

A rare giraffe has been born at Chester Zoo.

Bumblebee numbers hit by ‘unsettled decade’

Warm winters and bad summers have hit the insect population, but seen other wildlife flourish, says…

Cheetahs heading for extinction, study says

Urgent action is needed to stop the cheetah - the world's fastest land animal - becoming…

Science selection

A selection of the best science and environment reads this year.

Vera Rubin, pioneering astronomer, dies at 88

Astronomer Vera Rubin, whose pioneering work led to the theory of dark matter, dies at 88.

Cheetahs heading towards extinction as population crashes

A new study estimates there are just 7,100 now left in the wild as they face…

Ash tree genome sequenced for first time

UK scientists have decoded the genome of the ash in the fight against a devastating plant…

When will our electricity come from the sea?

Could wave energy ever power the world?

UK designer launches 30-year Christmas jumper

A UK designer launches the "30-year Christmas sweatshirt" to question the ethics of the "fast fashion"…

Arctic heatwave could break records

Temperatures at the North Pole could be up to 20 degrees higher than average this Christmas…