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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?
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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
"I was dragged into the murk. I clawed at the sand in hope of grabbing a rock to hit it with and pry my leg out from its jaws"
Marine biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez went searching for one predator – but had a scary encounter with another.
How do bees make honey? The astonishing process that turns nectar into liquid gold
Do you ever think about how bees make the tasty honey you enjoy on your toast? Stuart Blackman gives a step-by-step guide to this rather sophisticated production line
Scientists studied the world’s only singing lemur – and discovered something surprisingly human about its song
In the dense rainforests of Madagascar lives one of the animal kingdom’s best opera singers.
It might act like a friend, but this is no friend – once it’s gained its victim's trust, it drugs them and tears chunks of flesh from them with its huge teeth
It looks like a snake, has a snake’s eyes and even flashes a forked, snake-like tongue – but this is far from a snake
This orange creature has one remarkable trick to keep it safe
Were dinosaurs actually good parents – and how do we know? The astonishing clues they left behind
Did dinosaurs look after their young - or were they terrible parents? We take a look at the evidence
One of the world’s biggest predators can’t breathe underwater – yet it can stay submerged for hours
Laura Kojima explains how alligators are able to stay submerged underwater without breathing for hours at a time
Scientists discover new frog in the Amazon’s flooded forests
A new frog species has been discovered in the seasonally flooded forests of the western Amazon.
"When it hatches, it goes on a bit of a murder spree. Despite being featherless, with its eyes still closed, it chucks the other eggs over the edge"
How on Earth do cuckoos trick mothers into adopting their eggs and raising their young?
In the 1950s, whaling ended around these remote Scottish islands. Decades later, up to 30 minke whales were spotted in one great gathering
Wildlife watchers visited the Scottish Hebrides to see what marine life can be found in waters where whales used to be hunted. They witnessed one of the largest minke whale aggregations ever recorded in the region.
"One huge bull elephant decided he didn’t like us, and started huffing and flapping his ears.…"
Bella Falk on wild dogs, torrential rain and a grumpy elephant
This newly discovered snake species in Ethiopia feasts exclusively on birds'eggs
It took seven years for Dasypeltis albigularis to be formally described
“Fish-prawn” hybrid filmed walking backwards in the deep sea
The deep sea fish, commonly known as armored searobin, were filmed demonstrating the unusual behaviour in the South China Sea
Can you spot the animal hidden among the grass in less than 5 seconds?
Can you find the camouflaged animal in this image?
