A team of researchers from the University of Michigan has just discovered rocks and water teeming with fungi, segmented worms ...

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African wild dogs are an endangered species, so safari guides were saddened when they believed lions had killed an entire ...

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Sunfish are, arguably, the weirdest-looking fish on the planet. These large fish are round and flat like a pancake with a ...

Wolves are one of the deadliest apex predators on earth. We take a look at the biggest wolf - and how do they compare to dogs ...

In the heart of Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert lies the Darvaza gas crater, often referred to as the 'Door to Hell'. The crater was formed in 1971 when Soviet geologists accidentally collapsed a ...

Not content with just one victim, the bear then started backing away from the seal. This strategy is thought to be an attempt ...

A wildlife photographer managed to capture this dramatic encounter at a peregrine falcon nesting site in Los Angeles, where ...

Find out which species is considered to be the world's oldest tree and the debate surrounding a new potential champion.

Bill Oddie was one of the world’s most high-profile birdwatchers, a former professional comedy writer turned conservationist ...