The KRILLGUARD researchers have developed ‘DNA probes’ to identify important genes within the krill’s sequenced genome. As ...

A new project, known as KRILLGUARD, launches today which aims to protect the Southern Ocean ecosystem by focusing on Antarctic krill, a keystone species in the ecosystem. Rising ocean temperatures are ...

A distant relative of spiders and scorpions is the new namesake of a Natural History Museum scientist.

An evolutionary ‘air race’ may have been taking place in forests during the age of dinosaurs. Fossils of giant cicadas show how they developed improved flight abilities following the evolution of ...

Reporting on the vital influence and importance of marine environments for us or the planet. Images can be taken above or below the water. They should convey a message – symbolic or actual – whether ...

We are living in a time many people refer to as the Anthropocene. Humans have become the single most influential species on the planet, causing significant global warming and other changes to land, ...

New analysis from scientists at the Natural History Museum reveals that current conservation efforts are not adequately protecting the most critical ecosystem services on which six billion people ...

Jack Zhi (USA) enjoys watching a young falcon practising its hunting skills on a butterfly, above its sea-cliff nest. Jack has been visiting this area for the past eight years, observing the constant ...

Revealing life under water, whether portraying a particular marine or freshwater environment, focusing on the behavior of an animal or placing it within the context of a specific underwater location, ...

Mark Whiten (UK) watches as a pair of Asian pied hornbills snap their beaks at any bats flying within reach. From a young age, photography was always interesting to Mark. A significant portion of his ...

Revealing the most interesting or memorable behaviour of any of the multitude of smaller animals without backbones – whether on land, in the air, or in water. Clay Bolt (USA) is dazzled by an orchid ...