Concerns raised as $10bn Bezos Earth Fund halts funding for Science Based Targets initiative, which monitors companies’ decarbonisation

Asymptomatic cases may seem reassuring for the penguins, but scientists fear they could act as Trojan horses for other species.

French wild pansies are producing smaller flowers and less nectar than 20 to 30 years ago in a ‘startling’ act of evolution, study shows

Cats may be adored human companions, but they are also highly effective killers, according to a study that shows they eat more than 2,000 species globally — including hundreds that are of conservation concern.

From the large-toothed Lake Turkana robber in Kenya to the Mekong giant catfish in Southeast Asia, many are at risk of disappearing, the first International Union for Conservation of Nature red list assessment of the category found.

The humble creatures — which break down organic matter and aerate soils — contribute to as much as 6.5 per cent of the world’s grain harvests.

A new research paper, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found soil is home to 90 per cent of fungi, 85 per cent of plants and more than 50 per cent of bacteria. At three per cent, mammals are the group least associated with soils.

The catchphrase aims to emulate the success of "net zero" in climate campaigning. Yet some fear it is too vague and open to greenwashing

Seven ways in which our destruction of the natural world has led to deadly outcomes.

Many of the world’s most inspiring solutions have been created by scientists who stole their ideas from the natural world.