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Huge North Sea oil rig 130 miles from land unlocks new (and epic) secrets of pollination
Researchers found hundreds of tiny marmalade hoverflies on the remote rig, and most of them were carrying pollen – here's why that's important.
Powerful images show beauty and brutality of birds like you've never seen them before
See 14 extraordinary photos and videos of birds from the Audubon Photography Awards 2025.
Odd animal seen 'flying' over seafloor in Caribbean. But that's not the strangest thing it does
Flying gurnards tap the sand as they skim along the bottom of the ocean. Researchers say the unusual behaviour has a vital purpose.
Snake Island, Anthrax Island and beyond: 9 deadly Islands you'd be a fool to visit...
When an island gets a dangerous-sounding nickname, such as Snake Island, Anthrax Island or Shark Island, you know it’s probably one to strike off the holiday list, says Helen Pilcher.
World's 10 most beautiful killers: where stunning looks and lethal power collide...
From tigers to cassowaries, these stunning creatures prove that in nature, beauty and deadly often come hand in hand.
Night mission in India leads scientists to one of the rarest songs on Earth
Birdwatchers have rediscovered the big-eyed, long-legged Jerdon’s courser in south-east India, putting it back on the list of critically endangered birds.
Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from deadly chlamydia
The newly developed, single-dose vaccine could be a key tool in protecting the tree-dwelling marsupials from the chlamydia epidemic, say researchers.
“There’d be little point in poisoning a predator if you ended up just as dead”: How do deadly animals avoid poisoning themselves?
Thousands of tourists gather on a Texan bridge to watch millions of bats ‘dance’ at dusk each year – here’s why
Austin, Texas has North America’s largest urban bat colony – and it’s home to a bat dance like no other
Enormous piles of rotting seaweed mount up on Florida beaches – and they're snaring sea turtle hatchlings
Record amounts of sargassum seaweed washing up on the coast of Florida are making it harder for vulnerable sea turtle hatchlings to reach the ocean, new research finds.
Healthy seas store more carbon than forests – so why is marine rewilding far less common?
"Never has it been so important to save our seabeds", says author Kate Bradbury
The bizarre paradoxical frog shrinks as it grows up – and could help treat diabetes in humans
This amphibian’s colossal tadpole breaks one of nature's biggest rules and shrinks down into adulthood
I went to a remote village in the shadow of the Himalayas to find the world’s tallest flying bird
The tallest flying bird in the world owes its survival to a special relationship with small farmers in the most populated part of India
Meet the birds visiting the UK for autumn and winter
Migrating birds are arriving in the British Isles this autumn – find out which species and how to see them
It contains the world’s deadliest snake and one of the only venomous mammals – so why does Australia have so much deadly wildlife?
Is the wildlife really more deadly 'down under'? Helen Pilcher takes a look at why Australia has so many dangerous animals
In the 1970s, scientists noticed that trees in a US mountain range were migrating. Now they know why
Trees are on the move. While they are not exactly uprooting themselves, they are showing remarkable resilience to climate change and shifting their ranges.
Watch this adorable baby owl make a dramatic leap for survival
When it’s time to leave the nest, these baby owls take their first steps with sweet – if not wholly successful – results
Cheeky macaques vs Japanese farm dogs – watch this Shiba Inu showdown
One of the world’s oldest dog breeds has been trained to protect fruit from thieving monkeys in Japanese farms
“I almost didn’t dare to breathe. Then, a pointy nose peered from around the trunk.”
When birdwatching in Canberra, Olivia came across one of Australia's most elusive animals
5 breathtaking photos of sinkholes from around the world
Astonishing images of some of the planet's most dramatic natural wonders.
Barrels dumped off LA coast have developed spooky 'halos'. We finally know what's going on
Caustic alkaline waste seeping out of discarded barrels has caused eerie white halos on the seafloor
There's a mysterious animal in the tropical forests of Panama that waves at predators – in a very scary way
The creature's strange leg-waving display has baffled scientists for years. Now they know why it does it...
10 disappearing island groups that could be lost forever: The places most at risk from rising sea levels
There are thousands of islands that are threatened by rising sea levels – these are just some of those that could be lost forever
Octopuses could help us build robots that rescue people from collapsed buildings. Here's how
New research reveals octopuses use all their arms for different tasks – a discovery that could inform the design of life-saving robots.
