In rare cases, soft tissue and even dinosaur skin has been found to survive the fossilisation process. Rapid burial of these ...

“Not only do these spiders occasionally catch small vertebrates – mice, rats, frogs, lizards, snakes – they also catch bulky ...

In fact, goldfish can retain memories for at least three months, can be trained, and can also tell the time. In experiments ...

Researchers placed the camera next to a tidal turbine to see how animals interact with the equipment in the water.

The answer to how the woolly rhinoceros became extinct may have just been found in the stomach of one of its fiercest ...

The specimen was found at Mazon Creek fossil beds, a site known for its beautifully preserved animals and plants.

Newborn badgers show hints of two dark eye-stripes in otherwise thin, silky fur, and by the time they leave the sett they ...

About 640 baleen plates hang from its upper jaw and, at 4m in length, they are the longest of any whale’s – hence the need ...

Named for their plump, pink, and rounded bodies, sea pigs are very abundant, but you are unlikely to ever see one, living as ...

Wolf-dogs are becoming more popular, but what is a wolf dog, and what are the legal requirements, risks, and ethics of owning ...

Small in size, big in bite. From unusual eating habits to strange behaviours, we explore what makes the world’s smallest ...

Forget festivals and sporting events, the Bracken Cave bat colony is considered to be the largest gathering of mammals on ...