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This gigantic tusk and more than 70 bones were dug up at a construction site in Germany. Here's why the discovery is so exceptional
After several years of detailed study, scientists from Germany have cracked a cold case that has been on ice since the Last Glacial Maximum.
In an Australian city, birds are collecting handcuffs, medicine jars and banknotes. This is why
A new study in Queensland reveals that city-dwelling male great bowerbirds are using human items to impress females.
"A scale that has never been documented before in Greece." Falcon snatches 8 bats from the air in just 30 minutes
Bat predation by Eurasian hobbies has only been recorded a handful of times, making the sighting particularly significant.
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Biggest scorpion to ever live revealed from 415-million-year-old fossils. It was 1m long and had pincers larger than table knives
These UK fossils have puzzled palaeontologists for more than a century. Now they’ve been re-examined and identified as an ancient scorpion that was larger than a cat
“I had a hunch something was about to happen." This researcher was filming a manta ray from above, when this happened
While observing a manta ray in New Zealand waters, researcher Lydia Green was in for a big surprise.
Deep-sea vehicle descends into South Atlantic Ocean and finds mysterious creatures in the darkness
During a deep-sea expedition off the coast of Brazil, researchers filmed an octopus that's almost never seen alive – and discovered a host of new marine species.
“That innocent question hit me like a lightning bolt." Scientist's two-year-old son inspires discovery of new type of worker honeybee
Secrets of the hive unlocked thanks to child’s question.
This cave lion was unearthed from Siberian permafrost. Scientists analysed its DNA – and made an unexpected discovery
It turns out there’s a lot more to extinct cave lions than scientists first thought…
Puffins vs hedgehogs: The 18 animals that could feature on UK banknotes – and the public can now vote
The Bank of England has released a shortlist of creatures that could feature on the next round of banknotes
Expedition to remote Angolan plateau reveals dozens of dazzling new species
Numerous species previously unknown to science have been discovered in a ‘biodiversity blank spot’ in Angola on the west coast of Southern Africa.
A blood-sucking fly was driving this Galápagos bird to extinction. Then conservationists stepped in
The Critically Endangered Galápagos mangrove finch has had its most successful breeding season on record, with 25 fledglings recorded.
Scientists took water samples from a pier in California – and made a surprising discovery about a "ruthless predator"
Meet the predatory plankton that harpoons toxic plankton and glows like a broken nightlight.
A rare and mysterious creature has just been detected in a remote Kenyan forest. Here’s why experts are so excited
One of Africa’s rarest creatures is caught on a trail camera – hundreds of kilometres from where it was expected to be
509 snakes captured in southeastern US. Many are carrying deadly infections
Research in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia suggests snakes could face catastrophe due to pathogen prevalence.
There's an animal in the tropical forests of Borneo that breastfeeds its young for 6.5 years
Orangutans have one of the longest breastfeeding periods among mammals, new study finds.
Researchers went into a 25m-deep tunnel in Greece – and found an unidentified creature clinging to the walls
A new species of cricket has been discovered inside a man-made tunnel on a small island in Greece.
This venomous pit viper snake has been hiding a secret…
The Himalayan pit viper was first described in 1864, and until recently was believed to be one single, although widespread, species.
"Only one-handed gorilla ever to have been released” gives birth in the wild
A western lowland gorilla orphaned and injured by snares has given birth in the Republic of Congo.
A carnivore has moved into Florida's Everglades – and it's threatening native crocodiles and alligators
The invasive spectacled caiman could be hampering efforts to restore the Everglades ecosystem, according to a recent review.
Night diver films ‘photographer’s nightmare’ on Borneo reef
This hairy creature is almost impossible to see, making sightings incredibly rare – hence its nickname, the 'photographer's nightmare'.
Scientists found a dead whale 1,288m deep in the Pacific. They filmed it for 20 years – and discovered this
Researchers studied a whale decomposing at the bottom of the ocean and found that its body sustains deep-sea creatures for decades.
Bizarre ‘witch croc’ that looks just like a dinosaur discovered in New Mexico
It might look like a dinosaur, but this strange, newly-discovered Triassic reptile belongs to the evolutionary lineage that led to crocodiles…
Against all odds, a student “accidentally discovered” a new species – and it’s smaller than a grain of rice
Thecacera sesame is a species of sea slug found in Taiwanese waters
Massive eel-like fish filmed in the Salish Sea. These giants can grow longer than a park bench
Wolf eels can grow more than two metres long – this videographer caught one on camera.
