A scheme to preserve the rare and delicate twinflower in the Cairngorms National Park is also one of 15 nature projects across the UK that will receive funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Butterflies were once a common sight in Britain, but they are declining year after year. What is happening to our butterfly population and why does it matter, asks CLIVE HARRIS
The ongoing evolutionary battle between predator and prey is brought into focus by new research on the hunting tactics of the barbastelle bat. As moths have evolved to hear its prey approaching, the barbastelle bat has responded by going quiet. SABRINA WEISS reports
Is the light brown apple moth such a danger to crops both agricultural and financial that the US government will risk the health of its citizens to eradicate it? They spray, you pay, warns Claire Robinson
