The winners of the @NHM_WPY  Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards have been revealed, and they are spectacular. This beautiful portrait, called 'under rain', was taken by Majed Ali#WPY57 

Some of Scotland’s most iconic native wildlife is set to benefit from the generosity of fans of the South Korean boy band BTS.

"Octopus farming is immoral, given everything we know about this highly intelligent animal." A thread 🐙 @philip_ciwf 

Ian Blackford has described the Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as “evil”.

Spain threatens 712 Catalan mayors with arrest for supporting #CatalanReferendum 

And Zack Clothier captured this photo of a grizzly bear staring straight into his camera trap. Returning to the scene was challenging. #WPY57 

The brain of a common octopus has 500 million neurons, making it as smart as a dog or a three-year-old child.

"We need to stand up for the world we want, because the way we treat those who are at our mercy is the truest reflection of who we are as individuals, communities and nations." 🐙

The overall winner of the competition was this striking photograph by Laurent Ballesta. It took 5 years for the French photographer and biologist to get this shot of a rare underwater spawning of camouflage groupers that only takes place around a full moon once a year.

Is this the most convincing picture of the Loch Ness monster ever taken?