Scientists flew through the plumes of smoke rising from the Greater Manchester moor fires to sample pollution levels.

In May 2015 the sudden death of more than 200,000 saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan baffled the world.

The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology has used the latest satellite technology to launch new digital maps showing the differences of the UK countryside. The maps show the UK's most built-up, most wooded and most farmed counties.

You've probably heard of the harlequin ladybird and you've certainly seen a grey squirrel, but what about others that might be on their way?

Coralline algae are found on nearly every shore in the world and could be holding important clues to climate change. Kelvin Boot explores.

From the UK Ladybird Survey to the Big Bumblebee Discovery, volunteer field workers are helping to answer some of science's big questions.

Mapping what lives in the British countryside means spending hours tramping through bogs, up and down hills and through some of our most rugged landscapes. Tom Marshall found out how drones are helping.

An invasion of Asian 'super ants' is taking hold faster than ever in the UK, new research has found.