A new species of green pit viper has been discovered during an expedition to a remote region of India.
Scientists have found a way to determine how old whale sharks are using the fallout from atomic bomb testing.
Low pollution levels due to the coronavirus lockdown have revealed views not seen in several decades.
This huge rope-link organism - the largest of its kind ever recorded - was spotted off the coast of Australia.
The Humboldt squid has evolved a novel solution to the problem of communicating in the depths of the ocean.
Video footage has emerged showing vast numbers of giant pink jellyfish crammed together in the water.
Researchers have warned that COVID-19 may pose a serious risk to endangered gorilla populations in Africa.
A new study of mammals has shed new light on the reason females tend to outlive their male counterparts.
Antonieta Mora had been out gathering fruit when she captured footage of this bizarre skeleton-like insect.
Rangers in Kenya have solved the mystery of what happened to two of the last few remaining white giraffes.
The huge reduction in tourists due to the coronavirus outbreak has had some unexpected consequences.
Researchers have discovered extremely rare black-and-white footage of the extinct Tasmanian tiger.
It turns out that there may be more to China's endangered red panda than meets the eye.
This unusual looking creature was recently caught in the waters off Port Isabel to the south of Corpus Christi.
A freak accident has resulted in the deaths of four rare mountain gorillas in Uganda's Mgahinga National Park.
Tommy Hortman couldn't believe his eyes when he returned to his vehicle to discover this creature inside.
A gargantuan funnel-web spider that is double the normal size for its species has been discovered in Australia.
A huge flock of several thousand birds swarmed around disconcerted shoppers outside a store in Texas recently.
Scientists have found a tortoise with strong genetic links to George who was thought to be the last of his kind.
A photograph of a rather unusual looking fish that was caught in Japan has recently gone viral on social media.