The 95-year-old experienced the prickly encounter while filming in the Sonoran desert in Arizona for the series’ episode which explores deserts around the world.

The TV presenter also reflected upon the world’s dependence on plants

World leaders will gather for the summit in Glasgow to discuss how best they can help combat the climate crisis following the Paris Agreement in 2015

“We caused it – our kind of industrialisation is one of the major factors in producing this change in climate. So we have a moral responsibility.”

The naturalist and broadcaster, 94, is the latest celebrity to have had the vaccine

David Attenborough has said 2021 “could be a year for positive change” as he offers a new year message of hope. The veteran broadcaster will add that “the need to take action” against climate change “has never been more urgent”.

Richard Attenborough’s Jurassic Park co-stars have paid tribute to the late actor on the set of the latest sequel.

David Attenborough says he refuses to go and “cry in the corner ” over the environment – as he warns that Extinction Rebellion could “disenchant” the people they are trying to get onside.

Sir David Attenborough has won an Emmy Award for his work narrating the BBC documentary Seven Worlds, One Planet. The beloved broadcaster was named outstanding narrator during the first leg of a five-night run of the Creative Arts Emmys.

A David Attenborough documentary examining the fragile state of the natural world will air on BBC One this month, the broadcaster has announced.

David Attenborough describes the early days of his career as “the best time of my life” in the first footage from his forthcoming Netflix film.