The discovery provides further proof of life's ability to thrive in extremely deep, high-pressure environments.
Where great white sharks give birth has long remained one of the most enduring mysteries in shark science.
A Japanese macaque that escaped from a wildlife park in Scotland had been giving local authorities the runaround for days.
The enormous Aldabra giant tortoises were found dumped in Ashclyst Forest, north of Exeter.
Assistant Professor Peter Crockford takes a look at how much life has inhabited this planet since the first cell appeared.
Back in September 2023, millions of bees mysteriously wound up dead in a single night at a sanctuary in California.
For decades, there have been stories of a particular type of South American palm tree that can 'walk' several meters a year.
The remarkable feat could help to pave the way toward communicating with aliens in the event of first contact.
How would our canine companions fare if all the humans in the world suddenly disappeared ?
The new arrival is so rare, in fact, that it has been over three decades since the last known hatchling was documented.
Wildlife officials in Arizona recently posted up still images of an animal with a single horn on its head.
Native to the Solomon Islands, the rat hadn't even been recognized as a real species until relatively recently.
Sailors off the Iberian coast have been attempting to find ways to protect their boats from being attacked by killer whales.
New claims had come to light in recent years implying that there were two thylacines at the zoo and that the last one had died of neglect.
Local wildlife authorities have been attempting to figure out exactly what might be responsible for the color change.
Mike Elfenbein and colleagues discovered the massive reptile at Big Cypress National Preserve last week.
It might look like a rendering of some obscure Pokemon, but it is in fact a real animal.
The unusual phenomenon was recently captured on film by a dog walker in Stirlingshire.
A peculiar natural phenomenon has been leaving California residents watching the skies this month.
Researchers outline a new study that identified a mysterious type of snake from Zimbabwe as a new species.