Most species of mantis shrimp live in burrows which they dig out of the soft seabed using their massive front claws.

Did you know there's a rat poisonous enough to kill an elephant? Lophiomys imhausi, also known as the crested rat, the maned ...

Their droppings and shed body parts can also trigger allergies in people who are sensitive. Symptoms can include itchy eyes, ...

Wildlife experts in Tonga are celebrating the successful release of a juvenile long-nosed fur seal back into the wild. Tris, ...

The world's smelliest plant draws in thousands of visitors, and often makes global headline news when it blooms ...

Fungi aren’t generally known for their speed, yet one group is quicker off the mark than perhaps any other organism on the ...

In February 2025, researchers shared footage of nearly 30 New Zealand longfin eel ahead of their 1,000-mile migration to ...

The insect world is full of weird and wonderful evolutionary designs, and these remarkable species prove that butterflies are ...

Perhaps lesser known but equally awe-inspiring is the migration of porcupine caribou from the Yukon in Canada to Alaska in ...

From the ground into the canopy, the Congo rainforest fosters more interconnected biodiversity than previously thought.

Robert Sarginson had been filming a mother and calf swimming on Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia in August. The two whales ...

In the blink of an eye, the anemone had realised its unsuspecting prey had ventured within reach and snapped it up. “This is ...