In a new study, researchers compared the features of 30 different stingray spines to find out why some break off while others ...
The Silverpit Crater lies 700 metres (2,300 feet) beneath the North Sea floor. It spans around 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) ...
The skeleton was surrounded by a dark smudge that appeared to be the remnants of a fuzzy body. It was small enough to pop in ...
After getting the go-ahead to ‘clean’, a sabre-toothed blenny will drop its act and use its large canines to tear chunks of ...
A new video podcast, Naturewatch, will be launching on the BBC later this year. Naturewatch will explore the latest nature ...
The forests, ridges and remote mountains that surround the Appalachian Trail are a haven for wildlife, including black bears, ...
A coral over twice the height of an adult – and possibly 400 years old – has been found in the depths of Fiordland ...
When a river has not one, but two ominous names, it’s usually time to take notice. In the Peruvian Amazon rainforest, there is a nine kilometre waterway known as Río Hirviente (boiling river) in ...
New York Harbour once boasted massive wild oyster populations – but intensive harvesting and harbour pollution led to the ...
Discover the origin and purpose of the structures of living things, from why baboons have swollen bottoms to the ...
Its name derives from the Jamestown settlement, after British soldiers who were attempting to quash a rebellion were fed the ...