Nature

A pair cycles along the Great Western Greenway in Mayo.

Old railways are being reborn as greenways in Ireland

The morelet's tree frog as it appears under ultraviolet light.

These ordinary animals secretly glow in the dark

Woolly mammoths are being resurrected by scientists to combat climate change.

Woolly mammoths are being brought back from extinction by scientists

Australian parrots have seen their bills increase in size by up to 10 per cent.

Birds are developing larger beaks to cope with climate change

Nearly 1,500 dolphins were killed in the Faroe Islands as part of a traditional hunt.

Tradition or torture? 1,428 dolphins slaughtered in Faroe Islands hunt

The life of a surfer is intertwined with the marine environment.

Can surfing help to protect the biodiversity of our coastlines?

Fragments of hippo remains have been found by archaelogists excavating the Arabian desert

Do hippo bones prove the Arabian desert was once covered in water?

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