A team of palaeontologists from the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, have discovered and described a brand-new ...
For the first time, scientists have quantified how many deep-sea squid short-finned pilot whales in Hawaiʻi need to eat to ...
By searching through museum specimens, scientists found two new, and rather peculiar, spiders species from St Helena: one ...
West Coast transient killer whales have long fascinated marine scientists with their impressive mammal-hunting techniques. Now, new research by the University of British Columbia (UBC) is shedding ...
In the first clip from BBC TV series Kingdom, David Attenborough narrates a tense encounter between a pregnant hyena and pack of wild dogs ...
Gorillas are the world’s largest primates, with a typical male silverback weighing almost 200 kilograms. There are two species of gorilla – the eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) and western gorilla ...
Living in a world of water, sound is as important to whales, dolphins and porpoises as sight is for humans, says the experts at Whale and Dolphin Conservation. As well as using sound to navigate and ...
The shortlist for Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) 2025 has been announced – and there are some truly stunning shots, including brilliant butterflies, posing frogs, stalking spiders and ...
Scientists have discovered a surprising new method for finding dinosaur fossils in Canada – and it involves an unlikely duo: lichens and drones. According to a new study published in Current Biology, ...
Despite their menacing reputation, Nile crocodiles are devoted parents. Once the eggs hatch, both males and females spring into action to help their tiny offspring. The hatchlings, each only around ...
Named after the wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch, which locks the other stones into position and prevents collapse, a keystone species is one that plays a central role in the structure of an ...