The rights of nature movement recognises that natural entities and ecosystems are rights holders in law – here's how it works.

That creature making a squirming getaway into the swampy vegetation by my feet is one of the oddest and most overlooked of ...

Land can be divided up somewhat clearly (although there are disputes about who owns what), but what happens when it comes to ...

The scientists had an inkling there might be some hydrothermal activity in this region but, despite several research trips in ...

When it comes to fastest animal, we usually think of cheetahs, but many ocean creatures also boast spectacular sprints – here ...

That may surprise some readers, but Whitehouse’s point is that a beehive is as natural as a pasture full of grazing sheep and ...

The sight of gannets diving into water for their prey is impressive to behold, but how do they avoid breaking their necks at ...

A new study suggests a severe decline in the number of young America pikas in the Rocky Mountains as the climate warms.

Spiders are one of the easiest groups of invertebrates to watch and they're fascinating creatures. Here are some of our ...

Some things happen slowly, and then all at once. We had been following this leopard over four long, painstaking nights, and ...

Hopping is an energy-efficient way of travelling means they can cover vast distances in search of food and water, allowing ...

Some of nature's smallest predators are also the most disturbing, evolving ingenious ways to devour their prey while still ...