Daniel Graham
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Danny writes about wildlife, conservation and the environment.
Recent articles by Daniel Graham
Scientists sink cow 1,629m into South China Sea, then gigantic animal appears out of the gloom
The enormous deep-sea creature, which can grow up to seven metres in length, has never been filmed in this part of the world before.
Camera strapped to jaws of Nile crocodile – here's what it filmed
Despite their fearsome reputation, this amazing footage from inside a crocodile's mouth shows how gentle the large reptiles can be.
Existence of 'Asian unicorn' can neither be proven nor disproven, say scientists. Here's what we know
The almost mythical, horned saola was last seen in the remote highland forests of Vietnam and Laos in 2023. Scientists are trying to find out if it still exists...
“Everything is bigger in Texas”: fossil hunters unearth 'giant' animal in Big Bend National Park
Palaeontologists say the ancient remains belong to the largest Palaeocene marsupial ever found in North America.
Explorers went into Peru’s remote highlands and found peculiar big-eyed creatures hiding in the mist
The team of researchers spent several years in the Andean mountains, where they made some amazing discoveries.
Something strange is happening to wild animals on the streets of Chicago
Researchers have found that the body parts of some urban animals are rapidly shrinking, whilst those of other animals are growing – and they think they know why.
Huge pit of slaughtered animals found in Mongolia. Scientists know what happened
The bones of sheep, goats, horses, dogs, gazelles and catfish uncover a forgotten story of survival on the Liao Empire’s remote northern frontier, say archaeologists.
Researchers spent 455 days and nights watching orangutans sleep – what they observed was very human
The study revealed that, much like us, wild orangutans use power naps to recover from poor sleep.
There's a peculiar creature in New Guinea that creeps through the treetops at night like a furry ghost
This elusive nocturnal marsupial lives high in the forest canopy, where it feeds, sleeps and hides from view.
Rare and sacred animal filmed in remote Saudi Arabian mountains
A breeding Egyptian vulture has been caught on camera in AlUla’s Sharaan National Park – a first for this ancient desert oasis.
There's a gigantic marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize. And scientists are using it to predict hurricanes
After a six-day coring operation in Belize's Great Blue Hole, researchers say they have unlocked 5,700 years of storm records – and the potential to forecast future events.
After 54 years of fire, the 'Door to Hell' is finally closing, say scientists
A gas-filled crater has been burning in Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert for over 50 years. As scientists announce that the inferno is beginning to fade, we investigate the site's long, curious and spidery past.
Why ancient 'goblin' bones found in Utah are a truly monstrous discovery
The skeletal remains of a strange-looking animal were dug up in southern Utah in 2005 – palaeontologists just worked out what they belonged to...
A rare shark is seeking refuge in Miami's Biscayne Bay. Here's why scientists just spent 8 years tracking it
A new study reveals that Biscayne Bay is a vital year-round nursery and seasonal refuge for one of the world's most endangered – and unusual-looking – shark species.
More than 100 swamp alligators caught in Georgia – something worrying has been found in their blood
The discovery raises concerns for US wildlife, waterways and human health, according to a new study.
Dark taxa: why scientists are desperate to know more about this secret network of underground life
Huge numbers of subterranean fungi remain unknown to science, posing problems for conservation around the world, say researchers in a new study.
100-million-year-old fossil found INSIDE belly of gigantic dinosaur in Australian desert
In a world-first discovery, fossilised gut contents from a sauropod reveal what these enormous dinosaurs ate.
83 whale bone tools pulled from Bay of Biscay caves are oldest ever discovered
New research, based or remains found in Spain and France, shows ancient humans used whale bones as tools as far back as 20,000 years.
Lost-long ‘singing’ insect returns to Britain after vanishing three decades ago
Once extinct in Britain, the New Forest cicada has been reintroduced to Hampshire thanks to a groundbreaking conservation project.
Mysterious ‘ghost’ animal filmed 4,443m deep in Pacific abyss
The deep-sea footage was recorded at an underwater mountain chain off the coast of Chile.
"The hatchlings' heads were completely separated from their bodies": Australia's ghostly turtle killer caught on camera
Rare video footage shows golden ghost crabs preying on newly hatched loggerhead turtles on the west coast of Australia
"They were going nuts in the wake of the storm”: hurricane causes epic explosion of life off Mexican coast
There was so much life in the ocean that the water turned green, say scientists who witnessed the rare event. Here's what happened...
It looks like an alien, feasts on whale blubber, has multiple legs and hasn't changed for millions of years – meet this creepy, mysterious deep-sea giant
Despite being discovered almost 150 years ago, scientists still know relatively little about this scavenger of the deep.
Mesmerising timelapse video shows tiny creatures glowing deep inside New Zealand cave
See thousands of glow worms light up New Zealand's Waitomo Caves, creating one of nature’s most enchanting spectacles.