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 ...

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.

These could be the first definite trilobite eggs ever found.

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

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 ...

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 ...

No feature contributes to the goblin shark's ghoulish appearance more than its pair of extendible jaws. And now we know exactly how they work.

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

From towering behemoths to supersized horns, we’re taking a closer look at a few awesome prehistoric members of the rhino family.

This footage certainly features a large, deep-sea shark, but the animal is unquestionably not megalodon.

For the past two years, palaeontologists in Tennessee have been working with fervour to dig up the skeleton of a particularly impressive mastodon. Huge even by elephant standards, the prehistoric ...

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