Sightings and DNA tests suggest that large cats such as black leopards are quietly naturalising in Britain. Here’s the whole ...

A remote camera in Armstrong County has captured the first direct visual evidence of coyote predation on turkey vultures.

Bedriaga identified the snake as Dendroaspis angusticeps, commonly known as the eastern green mamba, which is found on the ...

In January 1911, an 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Northern Tien Shan region near Lake Issyk-Kul, which spans parts of ...

The world's oldest sperm is 100 million years old, and was found in the body of a female ostracod preserved in amber.

Strangely, many snakes cannot resist a porcupine, even though they can be mortally wounded by the quills at the point of swallowing. There is evidence, too, that porcupine-related injuries can turn ...

Ring-tailed lemurs are one of the most distinctive species of lemur. Learn more about them in our expert guide by the Lemur ...

Fairy rings are common on lawns and playing fields, and are normally caused by the fairy ring champignon Marasmius oreades.

The gyrfalcon is the world’s largest falcon, measuring 48 - 65 cm long and weighing between 805g and 2kg. They have a ...

Britain’s rarest reptile, the smooth snake, to be reclassified as a potentially venomous species – but it represents ...

the fishing cat is equipped with webbed feet, an unusually long head, short legs, a powerful tail (used like a rudder while ...

The birth of a Przewalski’s horse foal in Kazakhstan marks another step in the restoration of this rare species.