Koala bears are an iconic marsupial native to Australia, living in the eastern and south-eastern regions of the country ...

But its showstopper feature is that the front part of its head is transparent. Early scientific drawings of this intriguing ...

The remains were discovered in the Stora Förvar cave, an archaeological site on the island frequently used by seal hunters ...

Take the dewdrop spiders, a group of tiny tropical species that specialise in pilfering prey caught by larger orb-web spiders ...

These colossal clams were rumoured to kill humans but the opposite is true – climate change, pollution and overharvesting are ...

This was a disaster for native wildlife that, having not evolved alongside mink, had few defences. The small, agile predator ...

Polar bears are the Arctic’s apex predator, but are there any animals that might emerge victorious in a face-off?

From prowling tigers and roaming elephants to muscular crocodiles and massive blue whales – these images capture the beauty ...

Well, the most dangerous animal in Africa is not the hippo, as many a pub bore will claim. Research carried out by experts ...

Smaller than a domestic cat, there are two species of wild cat that could be considered the world’s smallest cat. Meet these ...

How did the elephant become so big? Why do dolphins have such a huge brain? These are just some of the puzzles that Chris Packham hopes to solve in his new BBC TV series, Evolution. Each episode in ...

Loaded with a weaponised derrière, this baby beetle dares to go where few insects would: right into a spider’s web.