Cats distinguish their owner’s scent from stranger’s, study finds
Tim Dodd Climate and science reporter Getty Images Cats use their strong sense of smell to identify and communicate with
German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s landmark climate case
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Reuters Saúl Luciano Lliuya says water in Lake Palcacocha has increased, putting his hometown at risk
Skomer Island puffin numbers hit record high despite global fall
Elen Davies BBC News Reporting fromSkomer Island Amy Compton Conservationists have counted 43,626 puffins on Skomer Island this year –
Homes ‘left to rot’ on cancelled road route
Jo Lonsdale BBC North East & Cumbria Investigations BBC Martin Beal’s former home, which he lost to the now cancelled
Battle begins over new homes approved in historic village without
Joe Crowley / BBC Kate Pryke is campaigning to prevent new housing being built in a village where sewage facilities
These Plants Protect Larvae From Wildfires
Living things have long needed to find ways to survive wildfires. Some of them, researchers recently discovered, can even build
Sluggish sloth’s secrets of success revealed in new study
Helen Briggs BBC environment correspondent•@hbriggs Getty Images Only tree-living sloths are found on the planet today, but the group was
David Attenborough was ‘inspiration’ for new show
The Prince of Wales has described Sir David Attenborough as a “big inspiration” to him growing up, and the motivation