The author John Steinbeck wrote “All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.” But are we the only species to ...

Look out for shoals of tiger-striped perch lingering in the sun-warmed shallows of lakes and rivers. These fish spawn in ...

The heaviest of them, the Indian rhino, can weigh up to 2,700kg and possesses an enormous horn. But despite their ...

In the flooded forests and winding rivers of South America’s vast wetlands the black caiman reigns as one of the most ...

It may resemble a cross between some sort of bizarre alien plant and a funky Christmas decoration, but this is neither. This ...

At up to 2m in length, female blanket octopuses are at least ten thousand times heavier than the tiny 2cm-long males, which ...

While it’s certainly a possibility, it’s very, very unlikely we’ll witness a new species of human evolve in the near future.

The swamp's rivers and deep muds are treacherous and hard to navigate and sudden floods can take the unwary by surprise. With ...

The world's third-largest land mammal after the African and Asian elephants, the common hippo is no pushover. Reaching up to ...

Some ants barely make it through the week—while others live long enough to outlast your pet. Here’s why their lifespans vary ...

On 2 December 2022, we discovered Sahara – then just a large lion cub, with a terrible injury. She was found with an arrow ...

The winners of Close-up Photographers of the Year’s (CUPOTY) ‘Death & Decay’ challenge have been announced, with top spot ...