It can be seen from space, is the equivalent to 8 football fields and could be 45 years old - but we have no idea how many ...

In the natural world, Antarctica is where to look for the coldest place on Earth. In 1983, thermometers at the Soviet Vostok ...

Few sights in the animal kingdom are quite as arresting as an American alligator staring head-on towards you. All sharp teeth ...

In a clip from David Attenborough 's 1998 BBC TV series Life of Birds, a lyrebird imitates a chainsaw, kookaburra and car ...

This lopsided dentition, combined with the unusual ability to move the sides of their jaws independently, enables them to ...

Suddenly, a sapling tree shot up in the air and there was a distant bellow. Simultaneously, our jungle guide sprang into ...

Cuttlefish can change colour in 200 milliseconds, as fast as a human can blink. Cuttlefish have W-shaped pupils, which are thought to help control the intensity of light entering the eye. Cuttlefish ...

Jon A Juarez is a wildlife and conservation photographer who lives in Berlin. His work has been featured in BBC Wildlife magazine and is a category award winner in Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

Sperm whales are named after the waxy substance found in their large heads called spermaceti. The spermaceti is an oil sac ...

Winterwatch is expected to return in 2026, showing off the most amazing nature and wildlife the UK has to offer.

Conservationists are celebrating the rare birth of twin mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Virunga ...

These ‘bubble bullets’ are louder than an underwater gunshot and hotter than lava. The immense heat and pressure also produce ...