Males deliver their sperm with a penis-like anal fin, which cannot be retracted. Well-endowed males are more likely to ...

The Apennines are a rugged chain of mountains stretching down the spine of Italy, with deep forests roamed by wolves and ...

This ground-loving species flies only sparingly, except when on migration or during courtship, and does not usually wade.

After examining the fossils, scientists think the huge prehistoric predator would have measured up to eight metres in length ...

Seals’ bodies are exquisitely adapted for their marine environment – one such adaptation is how they restrict the blood ...

Lauren Owens Lambert is a conservation photographer, with a focus on documenting the human aspect of conservation and climate change. She has also presented work at the UN on the importance of visual ...

The relationship between oxpeckers and the large mammals from which they pick ticks is a complex one. It was long thought to ...

Meet the male fiddler crab, a tiny beach brawler whose oversized claw is both his greatest weapon and his boldest love letter ...

The crowd of animals was discovered as part of the Walrus from Space project, which is using satellite imagery to explore ...

That may surprise some readers, but Whitehouse’s point is that a beehive is as natural as a pasture full of grazing sheep and ...

The truth is, our butterflies have been declining for many years, thanks to a combination of habitat loss and pesticides. And ...

The scientists had an inkling there might be some hydrothermal activity in this region but, despite several research trips in ...