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Acid-spraying ants and cat-sized scorpions – meet the deadliest prehistoric bugs
Entomophobes look away now! Here are some of the largest, deadliest, and most terrifying bugs to ever live…
Which mammal has the most teeth?
Stuart Blackman tackles the question of the toothiest mammal
This fierce feline is a skilled swimmer and can run at 30mph – meet the predator you don't want to bring home
Discover fascinating facts about this ferocious predator that can fool you with its soft and fluffy appearance
When these two cyclones collided off the coast of Australia, something extraordinary happened to the ocean
It's extremely rare for tropical cyclones to meet, but when they do, the results can be profound, a new study has found.
This photographer just returned from a jungle expedition in Cambodia – what he captured was astonishing
Jeremy Holden's remarkable images – part of a Fauna and Flora biodiversity survey – highlight the ecological significance of the Cardamom Mountains in Southeast Asia.
Crash landings, stuck squirrels and smooching owlets: here are the funniest wildlife photos of the year
After thousands of hilarious entries, the winner of the global Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards 2024 has finally been announced
White shark expedition stumbles across something unexpected and important in the Mediterranean Sea
It was one of the fastest and most elusive creatures in the ocean.
It clatters like a machine gun and has a face like a shoe – meet the prehistoric-looking giant that stalks the swamps of Africa
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
DNA confirms new 'large predator' living in one of the most inhospitable places on Earth
The animal was discovered in its dark hunting grounds at the base of the Atacama Trench off the coast of northern Chile.
Something huge was just filmed at the bottom of a deep, dark trench in the Pacific Ocean
Researchers tethered a fish head to a camera then sunk it into the second deepest trench on Earth to see what they could find...
Meet 10 deadly prehistoric birds, including one that could swallow human babies and a 1.5m-tall penguin
These early birds certainly caught their worms, and more. Meet some of the deadliest birds that ever lived…
Deep-sea vessel discovers primitive creature "barely changed since the age of the dinosaurs” after 15-year quest
The strange marine animal – spotted at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean – is rarely photographed, let alone caught on video.
Scientists embark on first-ever study of Antarctica’s underwater avalanches. Here's why it's important
Underwater monitoring systems will be deployed in Antarctic canyons for year-long observations, say researchers.
Biologists went into 19 abandoned quarries in Germany – and they found something vital
The seemingly barren sites were home to an astonishing 114 species of bee, including 35 listed as endangered.
How do we know that elephants never forget?
We've all heard the old adage that elephants never forget, but is it really true? And how do we know?
How eight farmers, some salt licks and a load of cows could breathe new life into the uplands of Britain
Scientists and farmers have come together to trial a new nature-based solution for managing bracken and boosting biodiversity. Here's what they're doing...
She's more than 70 years old, is an internet superstar and she just laid an egg
Wisdom the albatross – believed to be the world's oldest bird – is back at her island home in Hawaii laying another egg.
More than 100 of these secretive birds were tagged and followed around the planet. Here's why
The satellite tags transmit real-time location data, which has led to some surprising – and important – discoveries.
Dinosaur teeth from formidable carnivore discovered in English countryside
The discovery reveals how fearsome predators, including the tyrannosaur and spinosaur (pictured) roamed the South East
Why do captive orcas have drooping dorsal fins?
Orca in captivity live very different lives from those in the wild, and this can affect their physical features
Chimp video shows one of the most complex tool-use behaviours by wild animals ever documented
The footage suggests chimpanzees are able to perform complicated sequences of behaviour similar to those that made humans successful, say scientists in a new study.
Europe's native oyster ecosystems have collapsed. Here's what that means for the ocean
The oyster reefs once covered an area larger than Greater London, but now they're only found alone or in small clusters, say experts.
An ancient and exquisite thing has been discovered in a lake in New Zealand
The extremely rare fossils were found attached to the underside of a leaf – in the very position they would have lived and died – near Dunedin on the South Island.
There's a cunning animal on the misty riverbanks of Ohio that hunts like a Roman gladiator
The creature in question creates a deadly trap to insnare its prey, a new study has found.