First Minister John Swinney has ruled out the legal reintroduction of lynx into the wild in Scotland. His comments follow ...

The SNP leader spoke out after four lynx were illegally released into the wild in the Highlands before being recaptured.

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For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey some universal patterns. These run even deeper than ...

Just like popular songs on TikTok, new humpback whale songs can rapidly spread across regions and populations to replace ...

Scientists have discovered that human language and whale songs have remarkable similarities in the way they are segmented and ...

Scotland’s government confirms it has no plans to ban cats after an expert report suggests containment measures to protect wildlife.

Homeowners are being advised to stop using bird tables after the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said they ...

The furry convention, held annually in Glasgow , is expected to be attended by around 1,200 'furries' who dress up as ...

How do you identify an animal in a photo? These days, a host of AI-driven apps are available that make this an easy task. But ...