Well, the most dangerous animal in Africa is not the hippo, as many a pub bore will claim. Research carried out by experts ...

Smaller than a domestic cat, there are two species of wild cat that could be considered the world’s smallest cat. Meet these ...

Take the dewdrop spiders, a group of tiny tropical species that specialise in pilfering prey caught by larger orb-web spiders ...

Loaded with a weaponised derrière, this baby beetle dares to go where few insects would: right into a spider’s web.

On the one hand, we see them as endearing, cuddly creatures, immortalised as objects of childhood comfort in the form of ...

But there’s another way that scientists are trying to unlock their secrets – and it’s to do with how they heal wounds.

When we consider the world’s biggest shark, a threatening image comes to mind – a terrifying, jaw-snapping creature that ...

Tardigrades are one of the toughest and most intriguing creatures on Earth. Nick Baker takes a look at these microscopic bear ...

You may think of wolves, coyotes and jackals when you think of wild dogs, but there are some tiny wild dogs out there. Here ...

Its all-star cast of charismatic megafauna which makes Yellowstone indisputably one of the top wildlife attractions anywhere ...

This common wildflower looks like several other plants but if you confuse them you'll regret it. Discover hemlock and just ...

It involves up to two million animals – primarily wildebeest, along with hundreds of thousands of zebras and gazelles – ...