There are roughly 400,000 species of beetle known to science, from miniscule insects less than half a millimetre long to giants longer than a chihuahua. Beetles - a group of insects also known as ...

You’ll enter a small alcove with the title ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ in front of you. To the right is a small TV screen with no sound. The screen is showing behind-the-scenes footage of the ...

As the stinkbugs lay their eggs, the scientists saw the females using the tip of their back legs to scratch its fungus-filled hindleg organs. They then smeared the egg with the fungus, which grew to ...

Shifts in Earth’s climate and ecosystems will have untold consequences for billions of people across the world.

Revealing the personality of an individual or an intimate group of animals in a thought-provoking or memorable way. Nayan Khanolkar’s (India) camera trap attracts the attention of curious langur ...

Revealing active behaviour that adds to our understanding of the nature of a species. Quentin Martinez (France) discovers a gathering of lesser tree frogs in a breeding event. In persistent rain, ...

Qingrong Yang (China) shows a ladyfish snatching its prey from right under this little egret’s beak. Qingrong was at Yundang Lake near his home, a place he visits regularly to photograph the feeding ...

Images can range from animal portraiture, action or behaviour, as well as the wider habitats of wildlife, to artistic interpretations of the natural world. They will be judged on their quality, style ...

Conveying the essence of a plant or fungus or portraying its importance or role in its environment or its means of survival. Chien Lee (Malaysia) uses a UV torch to reveal the fluorescent world of an ...

Communicating the vital role of freshwater ecosystems, from mountain-tops-bogs and peat uplands, rivers and lakes to deltas, floodplains, marshes and mangroves. Images can be powerful through their ...