By searching through museum specimens, scientists found two new, and rather peculiar, spiders species from St Helena: one ...

They say that nice guys finish last, a sentiment with which this motely crew of mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians and insects would surely agree. As some of the most aggressive species on the ...

In the first clip from BBC TV series Kingdom, David Attenborough narrates a tense encounter between a pregnant hyena and pack of wild dogs ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Despite being two different species of squirrel the grey and red squirrel do share some similarities, says Mark Henderson from the Red Squirrel Survival Trust. Both squirrels are arboreal (tree ...

There are few creatures more synonymous with the word ‘deadly’ than dinosaurs. As a group, dinosaurs pioneered many of the traits we associate with dangerous animals today – big teeth, large bodies, ...

Scientists investigating a single species of African toad found more than they bargained for: three species, all of which give birth to live young.