Birds
Its wings are wider than a double bed and it can reach speeds of 100kph – and it has a habit of stealing laundry
This magnificently graceful bird of prey is unmistakable with its reddish-brown body, angled wings and deeply forked tail.
During winter nearly 1,000 descend onto a tiny Serbian town centre – and at night it's party time
A huge parliament of long-eared owls has made an unlikely home in a Serbian town square
A majestic shot of a roseate spoonbill among winners of 2026 Audubon Photography Awards
These extraordinary images capture some of rarest and most at-risk birds in the Americas.
"Priceless joy.” North African ostriches return to wild in Niger after 20-year absence
This first reintroduction marks a milestone in efforts to slowly establish a viable wild population in the West African country.
It clatters like a machine gun, has a deadly prehistoric-looking beak, can live for 25 years and can grow up to a whopping 1.5m tall with a wingspan of 2.6m
This bird can can stand still as a statue for hours, will stare you out and cruelly kill its sibling using its huge, razor-sharp bill
These people listened 123 different birdsongs then ranked their attractiveness. Here's what came top (and bottom)
Songs that were complex, high-pitched and relatively quiet ranked highest, while shrill, loud songs fared the worst.
How to identify wildlife
Red squirrel vs grey squirrel: Think you know how they differ? Think again as the differences between these two squirrels will surprise you
We take a look at how the red squirrel differs to its American grey cousin
Brown rat or water vole: How to tell the difference between these two lookalike-rodents
When all you've seen is a flash of brown fur, it can be hard to know whether it was a water vole or rat. Though the two species tend to live in different habitats, there are areas where they overlap, potentially leading to cases of mistaken identity. So how do you tell rats and water voles apart?
Mink or otter? What's the difference between these two slippery, semiaquatic lookalikes?
How do you tell the difference between otters and mink?
LRPs, PG Tips and Jizz: Cracking the secret language of birders
You’re sitting in a hide and overhear other birders talking. The conversation ranges from ‘LRPs’ and ‘roosting Leos’ and you scratch your chin as you try to decipher their code – welcome to the world of birding jargon.
It's the fastest animal in the world and its deadly claws can catch prey mid-air: Meet one of the world's most incredible birds of prey
Peregrines are the ultimate urban predator. Learn all about them, including how to spot them ‘stooping’ to catch prey
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Plants
It's a gigantic 3 metres tall, reeks of rotten flesh and blooms for just 24 hours every 3 years
The world's smelliest plant draws in thousands of visitors, and often makes global headline news when it blooms
Researchers discover 'devil flower' hidden beneath the forest floor in Thai national park
Thismia daemona spends most of its time beneath the ground feeding on fungi
Can you get albino plants, like you can albino animals?
Most people associate albinism with animals, but albino plants do exist says Stuart Blackman
"Large doses result in vivid, intense hallucinations, which can last for over a day." 10 powerful, mind-altering, psychedelic plants –with some surprises
Humans have long turned to the plant kingdom to alter their minds - for religious rituals, medicine, or recreation. Here are some of these plants.
