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“I watch as a hissing, jostling scrum tear into the remains of a zebra foal”
Raptors have declined across Africa, but a new effort to safeguard them is underway
"If it were human-sized, its speed would equate to 800kmph – faster than a speeding bullet"
Did you know the fastest insect runs at 2.5m per second? Pretty impressive says David Butvill
"They have some of the deadliest venom in the world, which can cause paralysis, including of the diaphragm, potentially leading to respiratory failure."
All you ever needed to know about the much-feared sea snake
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Do fish actually sleep?
Wondering if fish sleep? It's not a simple yes or no answer says Stuart Blackman after weighing up the evidence
"To survive it consumes a large portion of its internal organs, including its kidneys, liver, gizzard and intestine"
Great white shark attacks 'ghost dolphin' in Brazil. A predation event like this has never been recorded here before
Scientists find evidence of a white shark predating a rare Franciscana dolphin in southern Brazil for the first time.
"It gnaws off its bony remains and eats them." 10 animals that eat their own body parts
Discover 10 bizarre animals that – rather grossly – eat their own body parts
East Antarctica recently gained almost 700 billion tonnes of ice – and scientists know why
What happens in Antarctica can influence the whole planet, so scientists keep a close eye on environmental changes.
Wasp spider found in North West England for the first time
The brightly coloured spider is an exciting find, but its presence in the north of England highlights a wider problem.
What on Earth are tentacles, how do they work – and why do animals have them?
All you need to know about tentacles
"An endless supply of lethal razor-sharp teeth…" The astonishing weaponry of one of the world's deadliest, most feared predators
This iconic ocean predator has about 30,000 teeth - but not all at the same time.
32 years ago, researchers made it their mission to protect one of the world’s rarest parrots. Now, the dazzling bird is having one of its strongest nesting seasons on record
There are not many of these colourful birds left in the wild – but scientists are working to ensure they don’t disappear.
“Just freakish!” Experts uncover something extraordinary in one of the driest places on Earth
The discovery suggests the Atacama Desert was once far wetter than it is today – challenging the idea it has remained continuously dry for millions of years
"I was attacked in a bamboo forest in South Korea. I still remember how fast I had to run."
Agorastos Papatsanis on the magic of mushrooms and running from wasps
It’s so vast you could plonk London’s St Paul’s Cathedral in the middle, it contains a 100-metre tower of poop and it's home to 3 million mammals
Would you venture into Deer Cave?
"Its talons are as long as a grizzly bear's claws and its legs are as thick as a child's wrist." 10 most formidable, powerful eagles on the planet
It seems incredible, but eagles are astonishingly powerful raptors, and it is no surprise that dozens of countries, including Albania, Egypt and Mexico, either have an eagle on their national flag or as their national symbol.
Fat Bear Week 2026 kicks off: here's how to vote – and why everyone is so obsessed with it
For one week each September, Alaskan bears battle it out to be crowned the girthiest grizzly – but why?
Why do octopuses have three hearts, when humans only have one?
Why - for octopuses - three hearts are better than one
World Rhino Day 2026: Here's how many rhinos are left on the planet
The International Rhino Foundation has published its 2026 State of the Rhino Report, which highlights the challenges facing global rhino conservation.
First-ever T. rex trackway found by high school teacher in North Dakota
These massive footprints were made by a T. rex 66.5 million years ago.
“Each one can shift more than 10x its own body weight in sand.” These tiny animals could be shaping the landscape more any other animal on Earth
Tiny sand hoppers may be one of the most powerful landscape-shaping animals on Earth
Adorable image of chick shielding its siblings among winners of Bird Photographer of the Year 2026
These remarkable images show birds from environments all around the world.
This strange, steamy lake bubbles with boiling volcanic water – but sometimes almost vanishes
Steam rises from a vast, grey-blue lake deep in the mountains of Dominica, known as 'Boiling Lake'
Were dinosaurs lizards?
Why, despite looking like lizards, dinosaurs aren't lizards
