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The "very important little penguin" is the first of its kind to hatch in the UK in more than a decade.

Scientists say the growing El Niño weather pattern is an "unprecedented event" and means 2027 is likely to be the world's hottest year on record.

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jared lloyd/Getty Hundreds of dead birds are now being reported as the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu begins to spread across Australia. Government reports show the virus is circulating in resident birds. It was a long time coming. The current outbreak emerged in 2020. By late 2021, it was spreadin...

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Rain has returned to parts of the UK this week but is it enough to end the drought some regions are facing?

Theotime Colin For decades, Australia was the last inhabited continent free of the bee-killing Varroa mite (Varroa destructor). That all changed in June 2022, when Varroa was detected near Newcastle and rapidly spread along the coast of eastern Australia. By September 2023, authorities had abandoned...

St Aubin's Bay enjoys a summer without the green sea lettuce that has previously caused problems.

James Herd, who works for Surrey Wildlife Trust, says everyone needs to prepare for extreme weather.