The astonishing image is just one of the winners from this year’s competition, which shines a light on British wildlife ...

A pair of long-eared owls were among the undoubted stars of Springwatch in 2025. For one thing, these birds look absolutely stunning, with their impressive ear tufts (not real ears) and fiery orange ...

Recently there have been fascinating discoveries about the evolution of great tit song. Researchers at a long-running research project in Wytham Woods near Oxford found that great tits of a similar ...

The researchers discovered a hidden world of life among the roots of Chile's ancient alerce trees. Here's why that's important.

For comparison, the coastline of the USA’s Washington state measures 400 kilometres (250 miles). The cave is 118 metres (379 ...

Even elite human sprinters take around five to seven seconds to reach their maximum running speed. Crocs, on the other hand, ...

And as David Attenborough narrates in footage from the BBC TV series Planet Earth filmed in Mauritania, “swarms join up with ...

The Bermuda Triangle, in the North Atlantic Ocean, has become infamous for the planes and ships that are said to have ...

Researchers have documented “an entire community” of animals travelling with whale sharks – the world’s biggest fish.

From glossy black bears and quill-covered porcupines to elegant red-tailed hawks and stripy chipmunks, Oregon is home to some ...

Curious victims are sucked up by the current created when the predator opens its enormous mouth, which can accommodate prey ...

Emperors have come and gone but, today, the leaders of this Roman monument live and die by pincers, not swords ...