Before Homo sapiens arrived, Europe's forests were not dense and dark but shaped by open and light-rich woodland landscapes. Researchers have analyzed 917 native forest plant species in Central and ...

As Global Endangered Species Day approaches, South Africa stands proud, boasting a rich tapestry of flora and fauna unmatched ...

By Kristine Sabillo Most countries that pledged to reduce the number of birds being illegally killed along an important ...

Every third Friday of May is Endangered Species Day. More than 900 known species are already extinct to date, while at least ...

The feverish diseases dengue and chikungunya could soon become endemic in Europe as the tiger mosquitoes that transmit these ...

People collect mussels from the shore, but do they also exist in freshwater ecosystems? Just how many of these inconspicuous ...

Globally, insect species are declining. This is caused by an array of threats such as pollution, pesticides, climate change and urbanisation. Although the extent of the harm being caused by ...

Pink salmon, Purple Asian clams, marine invertebrates that form spaghetti-like colonies and a nematode worm that causes extensive deaths of trees are among the new entries in experts' watchlist of ...

From the Făgăraș Mountains of Romania to the teeming sea cliffs of St Kilda in Scotland, Europe is still home to staggering ...