In some cases, chimpanzees dabbed their open wounds with leaves. In rarer cases, they chewed up plant material (like leaves or stem bark) and applied it directly to the affected area with their mouths ...

Science communicator Preeti Desai happened upon this strange fanged fish during a recent outing at a beach in Texas City.

Native to the lush jungles of the Amazon, this crazy creature was caught on film by scientist and wildlife photographer Andreas Kay. Aptly known as the "snake mimic caterpillar", what you're ...

The catfish patrolling the cooling pond of the Chernobyl power plant are certainly impressive – but despite the hyped-up headlines, radiation is not the reason for their oversized stature.

Once upon a time, the biggest, meanest, scariest predator in the ocean was an armoured monster named Dunkleosteus.

How do you know dwarf minke whales are close by? Just listen out for the sounds of a Star Wars blaster fight.

Two viral cage dives, two stuck sharks, a lot of confusion. Here’s a breakdown of what really happened.

Scallop shells, it seems, have become projectile weapons as octopuses wage war for control of 'Octopolis' 50 feet below the waves in Australia's Jervis Bay.

A keen-eyed fossil enthusiast has found the largest tooth ever discovered in Australia – and it belongs to a prehistoric killer sperm whale!

It's all about trees in our South African home base this week as the country celebrates Arbor Week. To mark the occasion, we're dedicating this Top 10 to our favourite trees from across the ...

Is that a caiman? Nope, it's a cat! And not just any cat – a black jaguar. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) CEO Carter Roberts recalls how a member of the WWF team spotted a dark shape moving ...

In this remarkable footage filmed off the coast of Victoria, Canada yesterday, a killer whale sends a harbour seal hurtling 80 feet (20 metres) into the air!