From venomous predators to deceptively small killers, these animals can turn a peaceful hike into a life-threatening ...

New Smyrna Beach in Volusia County, Florida, has lots of biodiversity, thanks in a large part to the Indian River Lagoon ...

The female tailorbird chooses a tree with large leaves in a safe location, in the middle of dense foliage and at least a ...

In the northeast of Siberia, a vast area of land appears to have caved in, revealing layers of karst that look almost unearthly. This is known as the Batagay (or Batagaika) crater – although it’s not ...

It’s perhaps a useful reminder that, in evolution, bigger is only better when bigger helps. For the silverback gorilla, being ...

The gympie-gympie tree (Dendrocnide moroides) – also known as the stinging tree – is primarily found in Australian ...

Yes, in the southern states, there are occasional reports of small cats more normally associated with rainforest habitats of ...

One of the most interesting traits of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin is their colour – or variations that differ between populations, age groups and individuals – from grey to white, even pink.

Anything further than 15 to 20 metres away is a blur, so if they become startled by a sudden noise (say, a starting pistol) or an object that appears suddenly (say, a human sprinter), they will often ...

The Porcupine herd is considered to have the longest round-trip migration of roughly 1,350km, with around 200,000 caribou ...

This magnificent mammal is smaller than its African cousins but it’s still the largest land-based animal in Asia. Can you ...

The global family of trap-door spiders, relatives of tarantulas, are also fond of burrowing. They have a special row of teeth that are adapted to help them dig holes to make a home even in very dry ...