Sea turtles are the oceans’ wanderers. They live for up to a hundred years, and meander hundreds of thousands of miles. The ...

Researchers on Barro Colorado Island say the animal changes colour from pink to green. And they think they know why ...

Found in New Guinea, both animals were only known from the fossil record and thought to be extinct for thousands of years.

A video of Sirocco the kākāpō attempting to mate with a human's head has been viewed millions of times – but he's since ...

Researchers have discovered that microplastics are raining down onto forests – embedding them within the ecosystem ...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People’s Choice Award winners announced, featuring sleepy polar bears, graceful ...

Wobbegong sharks are ambush predators, hiding in reefs waiting for their prey to swim close enough. But they're very hard to ...

Marine scientists have scientifically described sperm whales headbutting each other for the first time – validating what ...

Humans can contract toxoplasmosis, too – those who are infected suffer from concentration problems and slow reaction times.

This elusive inhabitant of equatorial African rainforests is the biggest of all monkeys and arguably the most beautiful. The ...

If the temperature of their surroundings falls, cold-blooded animals seek out sunny spots to maintain critical processes ...

A team of researchers discovered species new to science, as well as threatened wildlife, in these vast underground habitats ...