NATURE

Population of Tasmanian devil has fallen by over 80% because of devil facial tumour disease.

Unsustainable practices are driving mammals to extinction and threatening human food security in the long run.

Tim Laman's vertigo-inducing shot of an orangutan high above the rainforest has won him Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016.

Combined findings from DNA records and prehistoric cave-art allows researchers to retrace the elusive bovine footsteps.

Orphaned orangutans at the IAR centre in West Borneo learn important skills at 'baby school'.

Call comes after a silverback briefly escaped from London Zoo last week.

IBTimes UK meets the teams using drones to combat wildlife crime in South Africa, Malawi and Zimbabwe.

The national animal of China usually lives for around 20 years in the wild and 25 in captivity.

Obituary published on Outside Online sparks reports world's largest coral reef is no more.

The syrinx dates back to more than 66 million years ago and would have been used to produce goose-like honks.

Scientists say microbial life soon returned to the site of an asteroid impact that wiped out 75% of all life.

The victim, a qualified nurse, instructed others on how to save him.

The Yangtze River dolphin was declared extinct a decade ago, but conservationists now claim to have seen it.

Some of the most common species in the UK saw declines of over 40% since last year.

The humpback whale calf nudged its mother to safety off the coast of Queensland.

Chimps, orangutans and bonobos display ability to understand a human's beliefs.

Like humans, capuchins were shown to have an integrated, episodic memory.

First observation of rainbow boa catching, killing and eating large adult female vampire bat on a cave floor.

The newly discovered species, now extinct, was described from fossilised teeth found around the world.

Mass extinction event 252 million years ago was estimated to have killed off up to 96% of marine animals.

Just under 3,900 tigers remain in the wild, and captive animals are now also targeted by poachers.

'Each earthquake is a little change in stress' that threatens to trigger the big one, expert warns.

Conservationists warn smart drum lines will put endangered species at risk.

The storm will make landfall in Haiti and Jamaica on Monday but residents could be feeling the effects from Sunday.

New study analyses four decades of satellite images – overturning assumptions about the role of industrial plantations in Borneo forest loss

350 villagers living in volcano's shadow were taken to a nearby shelter on Friday.

Matthew classed as a Category 5 hurricane, the strongest on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Bees rewarded with sweet water experience a more positive state.

Dogs have specific genes that make them more willing to engage in contact with humans.