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World's biggest centipede

It's as long as a 2 litre soda bottle, has 21 legs, is venomous enough to kill a bat - and a small child – and has eaten flesh from a human corpse

Meet the biggest - and most venomous - centipede in the world
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Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, single bird diving for fish, Finland

"With its eyes fixed on ripples in the water below, it suddenly folds its wings, plummets and, a split-second before contact, thrusts its legs forward…"

Plummet, dive, snatch... ospreys are master fishermen, but why exactly are they so darn good at it?
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Olm in a cave

The length of a 2 litre soda bottle, it's called the human fish and locals believed it was the offspring of 'cave dragons'

Journey deep beneath the ground in search of one of the world's weirdest creatures – the olm, a cave-inhabiting 'dragon' that is as elusive as it is peculiar.
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Striking image of an orange-tailed damselfly peering through leaf wins photography competition

A photo of an orange-tailed marsh dart damselfly is the winner of the 2026 BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology image competition.
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Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) interacting with a Megalobulimus ground snail shell

Black vulture seen incubating snail shell in Brazil. It's the first time this behaviour has ever been documented

Researchers believe the vulture mistook the shell for its own egg.
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Wave breaking over a ship in Drake Passage

It’s 600 miles wide, takes two days to cross and has claimed the lives of sailors

To reach Antarctica, intrepid adventurers must cross one of the most treacherous parts of the ocean: Drake’s Passage
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A caracal hunting a rat in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa, where they have been found to be exposed to high levels of rat poisons

Experts looked inside Cape Town's largest predator. What they found has them worried

New study finds that the majority of caracals living in the South African city have rat poison in their livers.
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"It is highly territorial and if one of their 192 tentacles come into contact with neighbouring individuals they become extremely hostile…"

Discover seven fascinating facts about the beadlet anemone in our expert guide by Buglife.
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Albino Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

What’s the most dangerous, deadliest snake in the USA? There are quite a few contenders…

The USA is home to around 250 different of snake – but which is the deadliest? The answer lies in the potency of its venom.
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B-25 WWII Airplane, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

Scuba divers went to an airplane graveyard in the Pacific and found souls hidden among the wrecks

Around 150 World War II aircrafts were sunk at Kwajalein Atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean – here's what it looks like 80 years on.
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Baleen whale in Greenland

Spectacular whale 'feeding frenzies' are suddenly being seen along the coast of East Greenland – and scientists know why

Climate change has led to a rapid increase in the abundance of large whales along the coast of East Greenland, drawn in by a rise in fish prey and reduced sea ice.
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Microscopic view of a colony of Aspergillus fungi, 3D illustration

"If inhaled it can cause high fever, extreme shortness of breath and pneumonia – up to 80% die without treatment." 8 deadliest spores on the planet

Most spores are harmless, but some are trouble. When they get into the body and become reanimated, they can release toxins, invade tissues and cause serious health problems.
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It has piercing blue-grey eyes, a 2m wingspan, a spectacular shaggy crest – and is powerful enough to take monkeys in its deadly talons

Forest degradation has been catastrophic to the notorious Philippine eagle
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Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica), an agressive invasive species, partially covers an invasive plant sign.

"Letting it grow unchecked could result in a £2,500 fine £2,500." 10 dangerous, criminal weeds that could land you in legal trouble and paying a hefty fine

We take a look at some dangerous weeds that could cost your pocket
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Keiko the killer whale, in his enclosure on Heimaey, one of the Vestmannaeyjar or Westman Islands off the south coast of Iceland, 21st June 1999. Keiko gained fame in 1993 for his role in the film 'Free Willy'. He was eventually released into the wild. (Photo by Colin Davey/Getty Images)

Free Willy: When Hollywood’s most famous killer whale was rescued from captivity he vanished into the ocean – But what happened next?

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It can force down up to 100 termites in one sitting – but must dodge deadly predators first

Tiny but mighty, this frog is the size of a ping pong ball – but it can eat a lot more than you think.
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It’s hidden between dunes as high as the Chrysler Building, is filled with dead trees – and sits in the oldest desert in the world 

This surreal and otherworldly plain is located in the middle of the Namib desert.
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Ribbon eel

Underwater photographer filmed rarely seen creature slithering along the ocean floor in Mauritius

Ribbon eels are usually shy so photographer Ian Haggerty was delighted to enjoy the rare sight of one free-swimming, like a scarf blowing in the wind.
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Limestone pinnacles formation at Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Malaysia. Credit:  Juhku/Getty Images

It could easily fit 8 jumbo jets inside – and you’d need to swim through a 1.5km underwater river to reach it 

Gunung Mulu National Park in Borneo is home to some of the planet’s most remarkable and vast underground landscapes.
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Sinks Canyon State Park in Wyoming

“We would find piles of rattlesnakes.” Scientists witness undocumented snake behaviour in Wyoming's mountains

Prairie rattlesnakes gather in groups to shed their skins – and researchers are trying to figure out why.
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Crab on jellyfish

Scuba diver filmed dazzling jellyfish in Thailand. What she spotted attached to it amazed her more

These tiny creatures sometimes use jellyfish as a means of transport, hitching a ride to get to where they need to go.
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This highly venomous sniper can shoot lethal toxins into your eyes with deadly accuracy, leaving you in searing pain and at risk of blindness

Meet the spitting cobras – venomous snakes capable of projecting venom with remarkable accuracy to deter threats.
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Upper Mammals Gallery Natural History Museum London

London’s Natural History Museum is reopening a “hidden” gallery closed off since World War II

Objects on display include a hand axe found near a woolly mammoth and a replica jaw of a domesticated Palaeolithic dog
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Whale rescue

"We saw a severely exhausted whale entangled in rope and chain. It was heartbreaking…" Watch heart wrenching video of an incredibly tense rescue

These whale researchers were looking for their tagging equipment when they found an entangled whale. They knew they had to act – and fast
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