Reading the signs

Humans can understand gestures of other great apes

MARK CARWARDINE

\"Without anti-poaching patrols, there would be no rhinos left to protect\"

Damselfish behaviour is influenced by rats

Loss of seabirds through rat predation affects reef fish hostility and could have wider impacts

WE BUILT THIS CITY

WOOD ANT NESTS - Discover a mini metropolis housing hundreds of thousands of social insects

AIN'T NOBODY

GANGLY LANCER - When it comes to reproducing, eating and breathing, this strange spider-like creature is all legs

Fight or flight

In one coastal Scottish village, a dispute rages between those who want to shoot wintering pink-footed geese and those who want to protect them

Do not stroke the lion

From patting penguins to selfies with bison, are people becoming more reckless around wildlife? And is education or punishment the answer?

DEEP DIVE

Risso's dolphins are rare and little-known, but conservationists are trying to learn more about them off the Balearic Islands

ON CLOUD 9

High up in the cloud forests of Guatemala lives the breathtakingly beautiful national bird

THE DEER AND THE DEPARTED

Intimate photos of roe deer reveal insights into family life in England's graveyards

“Nature is not a luxury; it is a necessity and a basic human right”

Learning disabilities should not be a barrier to the wild

GILLIAN BURKE

“Yes, you can plant a tree, but will it survive and thrive?”

MARK CARWARDINE

“Hare coursing is a serious problem in many rural areas”

ROOM FOR A LITTLE ONE?

The once ubiquitous house sparrow has suffered a drastic decline. It’s time to step in and lend our small and charming neighbours a helping hand.

ART FOR CHANGE

Enjoy works from the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Wildlife Artist of the Year competition, in association with BBC Wildlife

BABY LOVE : MICRODON HOVERFLY

Clever adaptations allow the larvae of this parasitic hoverfly to happily munch on ant grubs undetected

JUMP AROUND - SPAWNING SALMON

Get settled by the water’s edge and marvel at fish bravely leaping homewards to reproduce

PARTY IN THE PARK

Feeding the coatis has led to a population explosion in one Brazilian city

RISE & SHINE

Strange but beautiful fungi and slime moulds are popping up beneath our feet. It's time to slow down and marvel at a magical techicolour show.

Return to the FROZEN PLANET

Over a decade since Frozen Planet first aired on the BBC, the series is back, offering extraordinary new footage of life in the most extreme environments on Earth

Icelanders are changing their minds - in favour of whales

Here we go again. We were on the verge of celebrating a permanent end to the horrors of Iceland's past - it looked as if it had hung up its harpoons for good - - but our cautious optimism was premature.

RODENTS REWRITING HISTORY

DNA analysis of island-dwelling voles and mice is revealing startling secrets about our ancient past

SHOW & TELL

Teaching was once considered a uniquely human behaviour, but science now recognises a small and very diverse group of species as animal teachers

CROCODILE ISLAND

Welcome to Lago Enriquillo: the undisputed crocodile capital of the Caribbean

How many leaves on a tree?

To learn more about how trees can mitigate climate change, scientists need to know their leaf area. So how do you work that out?

PUFFIN SUMMER

Every year, tens of thousands of puffins return to the Welsh isle of Skomer to mate, nest and raise their young

SPINNING AROUND

Dewy autumn mornings showcase the beautiful, intricate work of our eight-legged friends

Deep purple

Clusters of dark elderberries provide a welcome feast for many bird species

Singing in tune

Study reveals humpback whales can accurately learn a song from a different humpback population

MEET THE SCIENTIST Beth Reinke

A professor of biology who is increasing our understanding of how ageing works in the wild