Nature

Re-introduce insects to cities to help urban birds, scientists say © Getty Images

Re-introduce insects to cities to help urban birds, scientists say

What is an axolotl? © Getty Images

What is an axolotl?

Pangolins were not involved in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, study suggests © Getty Images

Pangolins were not involved in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, study suggests

'Virgin birth’ gene identified in honeybees (A 'Super Cape ' worker (black in centre) is nearly as big as a Capensis queen (with white disc). © Professor Benjamin Oldroyd/University of Sydney

‘Virgin birth’ gene identified in honeybees

Mycorrhizal networks: what exactly is the wood-wide web? © Tidy Designs

The wood-wide web Can trees and plants really talk to each other?

Plants as vampires © Getty Images

The wood-wide web Five astonishing plant adaptations

Mushrooms in the forest of Ordesa's national park, Huesca Spain.

The wood-wide web 5 complex networks found in nature

© David Tipling

14 stunning photos of birds making incredible journeys across the Earth

'Heat tolerant' microalgae could save coral reefs from bleaching © Chris Jones

‘Heat tolerant’ microalgae could save coral reefs from bleaching

Is there anywhere that’s completely bacteria-free? © Alamy

Is there anywhere that’s completely bacteria-free?

Sea turtles create ‘decoy’ nests to trick predators and protect eggs © Jack Rawlinson / PA

Sea turtles create ‘decoy’ nests to trick predators and protect eggs

Dinosaur sex differences 'hard to spot' from fossils alone © Mark Witton

Dinosaur sex differences ‘hard to spot’ from fossils alone

Dogs go through a stroppy teenage phase too © Getty Images

Dogs go through a stroppy teenage phase too

How do fish end up in isolated bodies of water like lakes? © Getty Images

How do fish end up in isolated bodies of water like lakes?

Round 'pebble-like' teeth found in 250 million-year-old marine reptile © Ryosuke Motani

Ichthyosaur’s pebble-like teeth used to ‘crush the shells of their prey’