10 deadliest dinosaurs on the planet: meet the ferocious prehistoric beasts that ruled Earth
For more than 180 million years, dinosaurs ruled over land on Earth. Here are some of the deadliest that certainly live up to the literal title of ‘monstrous lizard’
Snoozing sloths and dazzling bees: Close-up Photographer of the Year 2025 shortlist revealed
The shortlist for Close-up Photographer of the Year 2025 has been revealed – we take a look at some of this year's entries.
“They need to find a way of managing land without killing birds of prey” – inside the controversial world of grouse shooting
We go inside the debate on grouse shooting and the perceived benefits of burning heather
“A mouse can’t be ‘stretched out’ to the size of an elephant.” How to make the largest animal that could ever live – according to an evolutionary biologist
Supersized animals should not be taken for granted – Earth’s great, hulking giants are biological phenomenons
What is a Portuguese man of war? This is why they aren't jellyfish...
Well, it's not a jellyfish, for starters ...
10 horrifyingly gross-looking animals that live on or inside you: If you're squeamish you may want to look away...
The human body is home to a spectacular array of organisms – some of which can be pretty horrible looking
BBC Kingdom: all you need to know about the “ambitious” and intense new Attenborough-narrated TV series
BBC's Kingdom is being described as a “bit Game of Thrones, a bit Succession and a bit The Lion King”.
Scientists unearthed an ancient jawed fish in western Mongolia – and it upended everything they knew about shark evolution
The partial fossil convinced researchers that an ancestor of sharks evolved a bony skeleton – then lost it
It has bizarre tentacles, oozes yucky black goo and stinks of death – and could be near you right now
The octopus stinkhorn, also known as devil's fingers, is a type of fungus that grows from egg-like spores
Large cluster of 15-metre, 30-tonne “hungry giants” filmed exploding out of the ocean in Alaska
A whale watcher enjoyed a surprisingly close encounter when a pod of feeding humpback whales surfaced right next to his boat.
Birds
300,000 raptors take to the skies in “superhighways” where Europe meets Africa. Here’s what’s going on
Raptors and storks are prize species to spot as thousands of birds take to the skies above the Strait of Gibraltar
Why do little egrets have yellow feet?
BBC Wildlife contributor Mike Toms answers your wild question.
Do birds go grey in old age?
Science writer Stuart Blackman answers your wild question.
10 smallest, tiniest birds in the world – including one that weighs just 1.95g
Birds vary enormously in size and shape. The ostrich can grow up to 9ft tall. But what about at the other end of the spectrum? Here are the world’s 10 very smallest birds.
Antarctic seabirds have an ingenious way of finding prey in the vast and desolate Southern Ocean
Different species flock together, using team work to sense food in the forbidding seascape, a new study finds.
Scientists find 650-year-old sandal in vulture nest deep in Spanish mountains. And that's not all
Centuries-old bearded vulture nests hold troves of historic human artefacts and environmental information, new study finds.
How to identify wildlife
Mink or otter? What's the difference between these two slippery, semiaquatic lookalikes?
How do you tell the difference between otters and mink?
LRPs, PG Tips and Jizz: Cracking the secret language of birders
You’re sitting in a hide and overhear other birders talking. The conversation ranges from ‘LRPs’ and ‘roosting Leos’ and you scratch your chin as you try to decipher their code – welcome to the world of birding jargon.
It's the fastest animal in the world and its deadly claws can catch prey mid-air: Meet one of the world's most incredible birds of prey
Peregrines are the ultimate urban predator. Learn all about them, including how to spot them ‘stooping’ to catch prey
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How to identify mammal skulls - and work out the creature they once belonged to
Skulls can be found virtually anywhere, but skull identification can be difficult. Learn how to identify common mammal skulls in our expert guide.
Toad vs frog: How to tell the difference between a common frog and a common toad
Two of the UK's most familiar and widespread amphibian species are the common frog and the common toad, but do you know how to tell them apart?
Plants
A team of scientists spent 4 years studying savannah grasses that had been set on fire – and discovered something astonishing
Researchers from the University of Fort Hare wanted to discover the long-term effects frequent wildfires have on burnt grasses
This is the rarest colour in nature – an expert explains why
The natural world is full of colour – but some are more common than others. So what's the rarest hue?
Has nature gone rogue? Discover 10 freaky monstrous plants that think they're animals, from vampires to zombies
Over the course of evolution some plants have developped amazing animal-like traits. Here are 10 of the oddest species
"Just 5 berries can kill an adult": Discover the UK's deadliest plants
They may look tasty but looks can be deceiving...