Wildlife news, articles and features | New Scientist

Skip to content

First evidence of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circle

Life

First evidence of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circle

Tiny bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds started breeding and nesting in the Arctic 30 million years earlier than previously thought

News

Taken in the Italian village, Cocullo, which celebrates the day of Saint Domenic. 2025

Life

Italian festival of the snake-catchers revealed in colourful photos

Regulars

Ami Vitale - Pandamonium A panda keeper does a health check on the cub of giant panda Xi Mei at the Wolong Nature Reserve managed by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan province, China October 31, 2015. (Photo by Ami Vitale)

Environment

Powerful images capture the fragility and resilience of our planet

Regulars

Capuchin monkeys are stealing howler monkey babies in weird fad

Life

Capuchin monkeys are stealing howler monkey babies in weird fad

News

Remarkable photos highlight the haunting resilience of nature

Life

Remarkable photos highlight the haunting resilience of nature

Regulars

The birds upending our idea of shared parenting

Life

The birds upending our idea of shared parenting

News

A six-and-a-half-centimetre snail is one of the rarest animals at the park. The Giant Magnolia Snail had been thought to have been extinct before living specimens were found in southern Vietnam in 2012.Classified as critically endangered, there are thought to be as few as 300 of the left coiling snail in the world with eight at Longleat and just 56 in European zoos and Safari Parks. Keeper Samantha Peeke has been ensuring they settle in and the snails will soon be able to be seen in the Animal Adventure area of the Park.?They are kept in a sterile environment to protect them, and each has an ID tag. We are hoping they will start breeding which will be incredible for the species. Tom_Anders_GiantSnail

Life

A giant snail that lives up to its name

News

Life

'Bone collector' caterpillar wears dead insect body parts as disguise

News

Egret Take off at Pallikaranai Marsh, Chennai, India

Life

Chronicling nature activism in a coastal corner of India

Culture

KONYA, TURKIYE - MARCH 26: Great white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) rest in Lake Cavuscu as they migrate from Africa to Europe and Russia with the arrival of spring in Ilgin district of Konya, Turkiye on March 26, 2025. Lake Cavuscu is home to pelicans and migratory birds on the migration route. Lake Cavuscu, where there are suitable conditions for feeding and accommodation, is also home to resident birds. (Photo by Seyit Konyali /Anadolu via Getty Images)

Life

Great white pelicans take a well-deserved break during migration

The birds stop at Lake Çavuşçu in Turkey, a popular resting spot, as they head towards their summer breeding grounds

News

Life

Striking image shows giant hooded katydid hatchling perched on adult

News

Life

Camera trap spots endangered elephant mother and calf on the move

Regulars

Life

Sharks aren’t silent after all

News

Life

Monkeys choose babysitters based on who has more parenting experience

News