The plant was first spotted near a popular picnic site within a forest. But subsequent surveys have found fewer than 20 ...

The discovery of seven rare species at National Trust for Scotland sites in 2025 is a “powerful sign” its conservation ...

Among the notable discoveries in 2025 was the Cortinarius eucaeruleus at Killiecrankie in Perth and Kinross. This rare fungus ...

Rare plants are no longer the secret obsession of eccentric collectors hidden away in greenhouses. Today, the fascination ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A herpetologist reveals the shocking discovery of one of ...

The human body cannot survive long without water. After just a few days, concentration slips, organs begin to strain, and ...

Finding a species long thought to be extinct is a dream of many naturalists and ecologists. One family in Sri Lanka got to have this amazing experience. Journalist and naturalist Sajeewa Wijeweera was ...

The night parrot is a small green-and-yellow-coloured species native to Australia that has not been seen in the country for ...

A frog species so rare that the International Union for Conservation of Nature listed it as "possibly extinct" has been rediscovered in Ecuador, National Geographic reported. Before being found by ...

Corncrake chicks, lichen, a rare fungus and an unusual beetle are among the “remarkable” species recorded in 2025.

Seven threatened galaxy frogs ( Melanobatrachus indicus) are gone from a research site in the Western Ghats in Kerala after ...