Slowing down climate change is an immense task, but small individual actions can add up to help reduce emissions.

Thousands of new species have been discovered by scientists this year – here are some of the weirdest.

We may think that gift giving is a purely human trait, but it turns out many other animals also treat their mates and companions.

Bird flu is decimating wildlife around the world and is now spreading in cows. In the handful of human cases seen so far it has been extremely deadly.

Wildfires are becoming more common in Southern California – where horse riding is a popular pastime. So what happens to horses when disaster hits?

Humpback whales have been making a conservation comeback – but warming seas are putting their recovery at risk.

Arctic foxes were almost hunted to extinction in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Can projects to breed and feed them help this native species return for good?

The photo of two men standing on a mountain of bison skulls is well known as a symbol of hunting during colonisation of the US. But there's a more sinister story that lies behind it.