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They should be enemies… but what these 2 animals do for each other has amazed experts and left them speechless
Research reveals cross-species co-operation between warthogs and mongooses.
Was it the lost city of Atlantis or a crashed UFO? The strange Ferris wheel-sized circle found at the bottom of the sea
The Baltic Sea Anomaly has been the subject of mystery and debate for many years
Can you get albino plants, like you can albino animals?
Most people associate albinism with animals, but albino plants do exist says Stuart Blackman
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They form a terrifying, deadly ‘fence’ to catch and kill their prey
Science writer Stuart Blackman analyses hunting strategies of the slithery kind.
“It will die unless its father can find a better place for it.” Tiny poison dart frogs race against time to save their offspring
Navigating a huge rainforest isn’t easy – especially if you’re as tiny as these frogs.
Your pet cat may be wilder than you think: 6 behaviours that reveal its wild, untamed ancestry
Watching domestic cats can offer some surprising insights into the lives of their wild relatives. Find out more about the lion in your living room.
It looks like spaghetti, doesn’t have a gut or mouth – and has been feeding on bioplastics for millions of years
Long before we invented biodegradable plastic, nature had its own version.
Can you guess which creature this is in less than 12 seconds?
This is a close-up image of an animal – can you guess which one?
No one lives on this remote Russian island – but it does have a mysterious graveyard of gigantic, 600-year-old whale bones
Located off the coast of the Russian Far East, Yttygran Island is home to a mysterious graveyard.
“As if they were showing off their tusks." Herd of walruses surrounds small tourist boat in the Arctic
With no one else around, these Arctic tourists got a close-up view of a lively group of walruses.
Do animals have oral sex?
The behaviour has been observed in animals in the wild – but does it have a biological purpose?
Astonishing image of scorpionfish devouring prey whole among Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026 finalists
Delve into the hidden worlds of our oceans with the 2026 finalists.
Epic footage shows birds soaring over massive waterfall. Can you guess the location?
Can you guess where this incredible footage was taken?
It’s the size of a pet cat, has long claws for digging, has hardly ever been seen and lives on one of the world’s weirdest islands
The falanouc is one of Madagascar's least-known carnivores. Here's everything you need to know about it
"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.
Iceland’s famous Blue Lagoon looks like a natural hot spring – but the truth is much stranger
“Discover this notorious invader lurking in a garden and thoughts can quickly turn to damaged foundations, unsellable homes and eye-watering bills"
It has been blamed for wrecking homes, slashing property values and being almost impossible to kill. But how much of Japanese knotweed's fearsome reputation is deserved and is the notorious invader causing the same problems around the world?
Scientists fed toads barbaric chemical-shooting beetles. What happened next shocked them
The bombardier beetle has an insane defence mechanism. Here's how they do it
Can you spot the wild cat hidden in this photograph in less than 10 seconds?
"People once believed that fairy rings were dance floors for night- time fairies…" Just what is a fairy ring? And how do they form?
Just how and why do fairy rings form? We take a look
It starts in the Pacific but can affect the entire planet… The strange climate phenomenon that can wreak havoc with wildlife and weather
Mark Carwardine reveals what impact this series of climatic changes has on wildlife.
It’s covered in terrifying quills so, what could possibly eat a porcupine?
Surely a porcupine's prickly quills would put off a hungry predator? Not necessarily says Stuart Blackman
"100 million years ago creatures living in a coastal lagoon, fringed by trees, had just had a sexual encounter when they would be entombed forever"
The astonishing 2020 discovery, found fossilised in amber in Myanmar, was hailed as a ‘spectacular find’ by scientists.
Black leopards are secretly thriving in the British countryside – here’s the whole incredible story
Rick Minter, podcast host and author of Big Cats: Facing Britain's Wild Predators, says that sightings and DNA tests suggest that large cats such as black leopards are quietly naturalising in Britain.
