Fossil evidence exists of giant prehistoric insects. Dragonfly-like creatures Meganeura monyi and Meganeuropsis permiana flew ...

With a single bite, prey can be incapacitated or sliced in half, by fearsome, razor-sharp teeth the same size as a great ...

That Phyllobates poison dart frogs are highly poisonous is well known – it’s in their name, after all, and a single frog can ...

Just how do furry, woolly and feathered animals get vitamin D?

In the shallow waters of Western Australia’s Shark Bay lies a beautiful seagrass meadow. Often known as Poseidon's ribbon weed (Posidonia australis) – after Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea – ...

Learn about saltwater crocodiles in our expert guide, including where they live in the wild, what they eat and whether they ...

Honeybees leave the hive to defecate – even very young ones, which fly for no other reason, while many ants build a refuse ...

Using satellite and drone images to analyse Adélie penguin guano, researchers discovered that the seabirds eat more fish when ...

Discover the 10 most beautiful snakes in the world, featuring stunning colours, patterns and unique species from across the ...

Known locally as lik­weli, the newly described African monkey has black fur and produces loud, roar-like vocalisations.

Pine marten sightings are on the rise in the UK - partly due to people feeding them near their homes and partly because of ...

In 1799, George Shaw, a curator in the natural history department of the British Museum, received a strange skin in the mail.