With a maximum depth of 1,620 metres, Lake Baikal is more than 800 times deeper than the deep end of an Olympic-sized ...

"With five limbs covered in hundreds of hydraulic, rubbery feet and no head – or even a defined front, back, left or right" – ...

Eagle owls were once heavily persecuted. But thanks to a new initiative, these magnificent birds are reclaiming a wetland ...

Unusual lifeforms can still be found in the most unexpected (and extreme) environments, from the driest deserts to boiling ...

Sea angels (Clione sp.) are a type of small, shell-less sea snail found in cold and temperate waters around the world. These little creatures grow to no more than 2cm long and tend to be found from ...

Dr Storey was astonished to discover that every one of the island's rewilded banana plants was producing “arrow-straight ...

Remarkable footage shows hundreds of shellear fish scrambling up Luvilombo Falls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

While they are not dangerous to humans, beadlet anemones have a potent weapon up their sleeves. Stinging cells known as ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos have mainly type A blood, while orangutans have A, B, AB, and O. Gorillas, however, appear to have blood types that do not fit the ABO system. In all great apes, red blood ...

Many species of shark are known for their teeth but this strange animal, arguably, beats the lot. The goblin shark has a bizarre set of gnashers that it can shoot forward out of its mouth like a ...

Bees most definitely do not dance like no one is watching. A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

If you study your barnacles long enough, you might see another claim to fame – as the proportionally longest penis in the ...