Images of bizarre bright 'painted' fish go viral
VIDEO Jun 27, 2020The team behind a Japanese fishing YouTube channel recently posted up images of their latest peculiar catch.
Mystery surrounds death of 150 elephants
Jun 18, 2020The unexplained demise of more than 150 elephants in Botswana has left authorities scratching their heads.
Giant squid washes up on beach in South Africa
VIDEO Jun 13, 2020Beachgoers at St Helena Bay were surprised to discover this giant cephalopod on the sand on Sunday morning.
Shark shows signs of scrap with a giant squid
Jun 11, 2020An oceanic whitetip shark was recently found with scarring consistent with a fight with a giant cephalopod.
Insane landslide sweeps houses into the sea
VIDEO Jun 5, 2020Video footage shows the moment a huge landslide caused several houses to be swept into the ocean.
Find sparks hope for world's rarest primate
Jun 1, 2020The Hainan Gibbon, of which only a few dozen still survive, has received a welcome and unexpected boost.
Chimp lip-smacking hints at origin of speech
May 27, 2020A new study has revealed that chimp lip-smacking could be a clue to the ancient origins of human speech.
Super-rare white grizzly bear spotted in Canada
VIDEO May 26, 2020A very unusual bear has been captured on film in Banff National Park in Canada's Rocky Mountains.
Alligator that survived WWII dies aged 84
May 24, 2020An aged alligator that was once rumored to belong to Adolf Hitler has passed away at a zoo in Moscow.
Antarctica is turning green, new study finds
VIDEO May 20, 2020The effects of climate change have sparked a bloom of microscopic algae across the Antarctic peninsula.
Iridescent 'Elvis worms' discovered on sea floor
VIDEO May 17, 2020Researchers have identified four species of bizarre deep-sea worm that have been named after Elvis Presley.
Meet the world's most constipated lizard
May 11, 2020Researchers have found a lizard with such an extreme case of constipation that its weight is 80% faeces.
'Murder hornets' have reportedly entered the US
VIDEO May 3, 2020An invasive species of giant hornet has the potential to devastate honey bee populations, experts have warned.
New video shows dolphins glowing in the ocean
VIDEO Apr 28, 2020Photographer Patrick Coyne has captured incredible footage of dolphins swimming in bioluminescent waters.
New snake is the real-life Salazar Slytherin
Apr 25, 2020A new species of green pit viper has been discovered during an expedition to a remote region of India.
Atom bombs offer clues to age of whale sharks
Apr 12, 2020Scientists have found a way to determine how old whale sharks are using the fallout from atomic bomb testing.
Himalayas visible from India thanks to lockdown
Apr 10, 2020Low pollution levels due to the coronavirus lockdown have revealed views not seen in several decades.
Gigantic string-like sea creature caught on film
Apr 8, 2020This huge rope-link organism - the largest of its kind ever recorded - was spotted off the coast of Australia.
Deep-sea squid 'talk' in the dark by glowing
VIDEO Apr 6, 2020The Humboldt squid has evolved a novel solution to the problem of communicating in the depths of the ocean.
Thousands of pink jellyfish invade Philippines
Apr 3, 2020Video footage has emerged showing vast numbers of giant pink jellyfish crammed together in the water.
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