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Polar bear destroys almost entire colony of seabird nests in Alaska. This is why it did it
The feeding behaviour is on the rise along the state’s Arctic coast, driven by climate change.
These birds have never seen rattlesnakes before. Here's what happened when the two of them met
Red-winged blackbirds differentiate between venomous and non-venomous snakes when defending their nests, even if they've never come across the species before, according to a new study.
This coral reef gets bombed every 62 minutes. And it’s changing the way the ocean sounds
Researchers studied the frequency and impacts of bomb fishing, an illegal fishing practice, in the Spermonde Archipelago
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Scientists looked inside the heads of crocodiles – and made an astounding discovery
Researchers have discovered that the brains of crocodiles and their close relatives have remained almost completely unchanged for 100 million years.
Family of super-rare black-and-white monkeys spotted in remote mountains of Vietnam
There are estimated to be fewer than 600 Delacour's langurs left in the wild, making the sighting particularly special.
‘Golden trees’ over 1m tall discovered deep in Pacific Ocean
An extraordinary new coral species resembling a gilded tree has been found off the coast of Costa Rica.
Sea muppets look just like seahorses – but they are not really seahorses at all...
The body form of the fish we know as the seahorse has evolved multiple times in the same family
Scientists recreated the effects of dating apps on frogs. Here’s what happened next
Research from the Smithsonian Institution suggests that there is such a thing as too many options – if you’re a treefrog
"I started screaming." Scientists were filming dolphins in Australia, when this happened
Dolphins have been filmed catching fish with seashells for the first time ever.
Scientists set up a camera trap on this parasitic plant. Then something astonishing turned up
It’s thought that ants were visiting this mushroom-like plant – but it was actually a much larger creature
The $200 million project aiming to bring 100 of the world’s rarest species back from the brink
The Phoenix Species Project is dedicated to recovering 100 critically endangered and extinct in the wild species, including a tree-dwelling salamander, a desert succulent known as the fuzzy belly button, and the bizarre-looking bowmouth guitarfish.
Researchers took DNA from 115 ancient bison. What they found will help the bison of today
North America's largest land mammal was pushed to the brink of extinction. Now, its population is recovering – and a new genetic study of bison that died thousands of years ago could help guide future conservation efforts.
Gazing grizzly bear among 9 extraordinary images by wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen
Paul Nicklen reveals a selection of his favourite wildlife images, due to exhibit at the Iconic Images Gallery in London from the 9th November 2026.
When experts tagged diving whales, they discovered something astonishing about their song
For the first time, researchers have matched an entire whale song to an entire dive – and found the song changes in step with what the whale’s body is doing underwater
Joel Sartore has photographed 18,000 species. His latest is one of the weirdest and rarest yet
After a decade of photographing animals around the world, Joel Sartore has captured his 18,000th species: the critically endangered red handfish.
Staggering drone footage shows 24m giants speeding through Indonesian waters
Wildlife watchers were lucky enough to be joined by three pygmy blue whales.
As a huge storm approached the US coast, California's great white sharks did this
For the first time, scientists have documented what white sharks do when storms are on the way.
It has a fleshy beard hanging from its face and sounds like a car alarm – meet the bizarre bearded bellbird
This male bird’s wattles of flesh dangling from its beak and its bonkers call are both intended to impress females.
Only two complete dodo skulls are known to exist. Scientists just looked inside them – and discovered this
It turns out these flightless, supersized pigeons may have been a lot smarter than people think…
"You can hear them talking to each other through your hull.” Sailor alone at sea for a week. Then this happens
One week into a 10,000-mile solo voyage across the Arctic Ocean, this sailor had a wildlife encounter to remember.
Researchers followed humpback whales to the seabed – and saw them hunting in a way never seen before
Scientists just saw – and filmed – humpbacks cooperatively hunting along the seafloor for the first time.
Pumas are saving human lives in Washington State. Camera-trap footage reveals how…
Pumas change the way deer behave around roadways, leading to fewer collisions with cars, new study finds.
Elusive and rare mammal released into the Patagonian mountains
An endangered deer is at risk of a livestock-spread disease. Now a treatment centre has released its first patient back into the wild
It straddles two US states, contains 15,000 alligators, and is home to a snake as long as a bed
Okefenokee Swamp is the largest blackwater swamp in North America – and UNESCO's newest World Heritage Site.
