Males compete for sexual attention of females, which need to be picky about their mates because they generally look after any resulting offspring

Snapping shrimps are the loudest invertebrate in the sea but risk being silenced by the end of the century

'The Government’s talk of putting the next generation first is nothing short of sheer hypocrisy'

Environmental campaigners welcome announcement but cautions more money still needs to be invested

Research warns that billions of 'nurdles' escape manufacturing plants and distribution trucks and get washed into rivers

Vets are debating whether caged animals should be kept alive longer than in the wild – or be allowed to die

Companies will be forced to open up their databases and put a cap on prepay meters

The Big Question: An EDF executive has resigned over concerns the project could bring the company to financial meltdown

Researchers predict that global sea level will jump by between 20cm and 60cm by 2100

Exclusive: Academics warn of 'toxic time-bomb' facing Britain with sites under threat from flooding or coastal erosion

New campaigning coalition launched as Greenpeace petition to ban the beads reaches 180,00 signatures

UK on high alert amid fears that a new strain of Xylella fastidiosa could make its way to Britain

A welcome boost for the North Sea oil industry, reeling from job losses and sustained price slump

It makes an astonishing 28 per cent of the electricity it uses from green sources

The company confirmed it is cutting more than 10,000 positions – of which around 7,500 jobs have already gone and a further 2,800 will be lost as a result of the BG deal

Leading pet behaviourists say the number of depressed and unsettled dogs they have seen in recent months is unprecedented