The global spread of a banana fungus is traced back to its origins in South-East Asia, research finds.

The fringes of Antarctica are being invaded by alien plants and tiny animals, scientists have found, with the average visitor carrying 9.5 seeds

The Democratic Republic of Congo employs a new canine unit after a spate of elephant poaching incidents at the Virunga National Park.

Foraging bumblebees change their flying patterns in mathematically predictable ways to avoid spiders, new research finds.

A conservation project to help protect the rare Burmese snub-nosed monkey is one of 33 to get a share of UK Government funding.

US engineers have built a four-legged robot which is able to run as fast as 18mph (29km/h) on a treadmill.

A wild brown bear is photographed using a rock as a tool to "exfoliate", showing they have higher intelligence than previously thought.