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Research in the US shows that areas that have previously been on fire (Snag Forests) have a higher level of biodiversity than areas of forest which have remained healthy. Some researchers have even said controlled forest fires should be encouraged.

A UK-led team of researchers has identified 15 issues that could affect the diversity of life on Earth in 2013.

Researchers have found evidence to suggest that climate change, rather than humans, was the main factor that drove the woolly mammoth to extinction.

Madagascar's lemurs - the world's most threatened primate - could be saved from extinction by eco-tourism, conservationists say. The big-eyed fluffy creatures are unique to the island but their numbers have declined dramatically in recent years. Now researchers have unveiled a survival plan that combines tourism with increased conservation efforts.

The collapse underway of a large part of the Antarctica ice sheet could devastate global food supply, drowning vast areas of crop lands across the Middle East and Asia, according to new research.