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Bringing you the latest stories and answering your big questions about nature.
Check out our news, features, videos and activities on everything from dinosaurs to the planetary emergency.
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What on Earth?
Were all mammoths woolly?
The woolly mammoth is an ice age icon. But it was only the very last chapter in a six-million-year-long story.
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News
Whales in ship strike hotspots could be saved by protecting just 3% more ocean
Protecting a little bit more of the ocean could lead to big changes for whales.
21 November 2024 -
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Dinosaur fossils reveal how birds got their distinctive walks
New research has revealed how birds changed from rigid raptors to flexible fowl.
20 November 2024 -
Science news
The slender-billed curlew is declared extinct
This is the first mainland European bird declared extinct in 500 years.
18 November 2024