Environment & Sustainability

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Wild bees visit different flowers to balance diet, study shows

Researchers say findings show need for conservation efforts to focus on nutritional diversity Wild bees strategically visit different flowers to balance their intake of protein, fat and carbohydrates, a study has found. A team of ecologists observed eight species of…

Wildlife photographer of the year 2025 – in pictures

Picked from a record 60,636 entries, the first images from the Natural History Museum’s wildlife photographer of the year competition have been released. The photographs, which range from a lion facing down a cobra to magnified mould spores, show the…

Sharks risk losing their bite as oceans turn acidic: Study

Sharks continually shed and regrow teeth throughout their lives, replacing worn or lost teeth with new ones. That makes them particularly good at catching prey. However, these top marine predators could lose their literal edge as ocean acidification damages their…

In Brazil, invaders set fires in Karipuna Indigenous land, leaders say

Indigenous leaders say land-grabbers are setting fires inside the Karipuna Indigenous Territory in Brazil’s Rondônia state, in the northwest Amazon. The fires come less than one month after Indigenous leaders warned authorities about renewed invasions. Satellite monitoring detected more than…